(3095) Omarkhayyam Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 September 1980 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Omarkhayyam is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOmarkhayyamOmarkhayyam

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Omarkhayyam is 3.24 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3095
Provisional designation1980 RT2
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter30.2 km (#1,353 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Rotation period11.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.51
Orbital period6.53 years
Semi-major axis3.49 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.21 – 3.77 au
Eccentricity0.0798
Inclination2.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.22 au

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

Also discovered on 8 September 1980

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