(3121) Tamines Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by Debehogne, H., De Sanctis, G. at La Silla.
Where Tamines is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tamines is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3121 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.06 km (#8,834 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.313 |
| Rotation period | 4.04 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0862 |
| Inclination | 6.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 March 1981
- (2884) Reddish
- (2919) Dali
- (2980) Cameron
- (2981) Chagall
- (2990) Trimberger
- (3000) Leonardo
- (3122) Florence
- (3207) Spinrad
- (3252) Johnny
- (3304) Pearce
- (3524) Schulz
- (3528) Counselman