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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Bowell, E. |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
| Discovery date | August 3, 1981 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3115 |
| Named after | Francis Baily |
| Alternate name(s) | 1981 PL |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9473112 |
| Peri | 2.2116798 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1425921 |
| Orbital period | 1513.2147786 |
| Mean anomaly | 70.94472 |
| Inclination | 10.16733 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 258.83589 |
| Argument of peri | 172.01319 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1639 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.30 |
3115 Baily (1981 PL) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 3, 1981 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff (AM).
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