(3614) Tumilty Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 January 1983 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.

Where Tumilty is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tumilty is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3614
Provisional designation1983 AE1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter47.8 km (#793 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0400
Rotation period26.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.63
Orbital period5.14 years
Semi-major axis2.98 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.58 – 3.37 au
Eccentricity0.133
Inclination16.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.60 au

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

Also discovered on 12 January 1983

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