(3402) Wisdom Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 5 August 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Wisdom is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wisdom is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3402 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 PB |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.08 km (#16,946 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.432 |
| Rotation period | 5.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.54 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.279 |
| Inclination | 4.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.528 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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