(3417) Tamblyn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 1937 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Tamblyn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tamblyn is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3417 |
| Provisional designation | 1937 GG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.58 km (#11,468 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Rotation period | 5.47 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.230 |
| Inclination | 7.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.879 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 April 1937
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- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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