(3090) Tjossem Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 January 1982 by J. Gibson at Palomar.

Where Tjossem is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tjossem is 3.14 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3090
Provisional designation1982 AN
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.3 km (#3,299 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.124
Rotation period42.9 hours
Spectral typeCg
Absolute magnitude (H)13.19
Orbital period5.65 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.94 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.0732
Inclination9.56°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.94 au

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

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