(3350) Scobee Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 August 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Scobee is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scobee is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3350
Provisional designation1980 PJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.40 km (#7,206 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Absolute magnitude (H)14.72
Orbital period3.51 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 2.78 au
Eccentricity0.205
Inclination3.41°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.825 au

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

Also discovered on 8 August 1980

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