(3272) Tillandz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Tillandz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tillandz is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3272 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 DB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.69 km (#9,426 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Rotation period | 4.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0918 |
| Inclination | 3.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 February 1938
- (1483) Hakoila
- (1551) Argelander
- (1552) Bessel
- (1998) Titius
- (2665) Schrutka
- (2678) Aavasaksa
- (2690) Ristiina
- (3281) Maupertuis
- (4181) Kivi
More named asteroids discovered by Y. Vaisala
- (1391) Carelia
- (1398) Donnera
- (1405) Sibelius
- (1406) Komppa
- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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