(3325) TARDIS Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 May 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.

Where TARDIS is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTARDISTARDIS

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: TARDIS is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3325
Provisional designation1984 JZ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter28.2 km (#1,465 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0670
Rotation period11.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.65
Orbital period5.68 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.12 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.0196
Inclination22.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.17 au

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

Also discovered on 3 May 1984

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