(3311) Podobed Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Podobed is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPodobedPodobed

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Podobed is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3311
Provisional designation1976 QM1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.3 km (#2,605 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0390
Spectral typeT
Absolute magnitude (H)12.37
Orbital period4.66 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 2.89 au
Eccentricity0.0369
Inclination0.933°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.69 au

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

Also discovered on 26 August 1976

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