(3361) Orpheus Apollo
Discovered on 24 April 1982 by C. Torres at Cerro El Roble.
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Where Orpheus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Orpheus is 1.58 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3361 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 HR |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Diameter | 0.300 km (#17,439 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.357 |
| Rotation period | 3.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 19.5 |
| Orbital period | 1.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.819 – 1.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.323 |
| Inclination | 2.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0145 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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