(3275) Oberndorfer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 April 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Oberndorfer is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oberndorfer is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3275
Provisional designation1982 HE1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.8 km (#4,658 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0810
Rotation period9.24 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.56
Orbital period3.56 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 2.76 au
Eccentricity0.182
Inclination8.58°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.897 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 25 April 1982

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