Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | Brian A. Skiff |
Discovery site | Flagstaff, Arizona |
Discovery date | May 3, 1984 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 3325 |
Named after | TARDIS |
Alternate name(s) | 1984 JZ |
Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
Ap | 3.2199326 AU |
Peri | 3.1460994 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.0115980 |
Orbital period | 2074.2288133 days |
Mean anomaly | 218.44289° |
Inclination | 22.21621° |
Longitude of ascending node | 46.29824° |
Argument of peri | 78.28767° |
Dimensions | 29.66 km dia |
Geometric albedo | 0.0553 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.40 |
3325 TARDIS is a main belt asteroid that measures 29.66 km in diameter. It was discovered by Brian A. Skiff in May, 1984 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. It is named after the TARDIS, the time travel vehicle used by the Doctor in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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