(3151) Talbot Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 April 1983 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.

Where Talbot is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTalbotTalbot

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Talbot is 3.05 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3151
Provisional designation1983 HF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.6 km (#3,510 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.237
Rotation period19.5 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)11.61
Orbital period4.59 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.38 – 3.14 au
Eccentricity0.138
Inclination19.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.40 au

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

Also discovered on 18 April 1983

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