(3162) Nostalgia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Nostalgia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nostalgia is 3.20 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3162 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 YH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.7 km (#1,441 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Rotation period | 6.41 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.48 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 17.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
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