(3285) Ruth Wolfe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 1983 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Ruth Wolfe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ruth Wolfe is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3285 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 VW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.62 km (#6,051 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.286 |
| Rotation period | 3.94 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 20.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.991 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.