(3140) Stellafane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.
Where Stellafane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stellafane is 3.28 au from the Sun and 4.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3140 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 AO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.2 km (#2,178 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.207 |
| Rotation period | 33.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 January 1983
More named asteroids discovered by B. A. Skiff
- (2525) O'Steen
- (2588) Flavia
- (2864) Soderblom
- (2881) Meiden
- (3153) Lincoln
- (3154) Grant
- (3155) Lee
- (3325) TARDIS
- (3434) Hurless
- (3505) Byrd
- (3617) Eicher
- (3637) O'Meara
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