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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin |
| Discovery site | Mount John |
| Discovery date | February 20, 1985 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3810 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1985 DX |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4943587 |
| Peri | 2.0049979 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1087624 |
| Orbital period | 1232.4776344 |
| Mean anomaly | 302.54278 |
| Inclination | 6.81929 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 244.07335 |
| Argument of peri | 287.18462 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
3810 Aoraki (1985 DX) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 20, 1985 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at Mount John.
Aoraki means "Cloud Piercer" in Māori, and forms part of the name Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain.
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