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3310 Patsy

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q538806

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Follows
3309 Brorfelde[5]
Followed by
3311 Podobed[6]
Absolute magnitude
+10.7, +10.98[23][24]
Albedo
+0.176[43]
Apoapsis
+3.191, +3.186009813818355[34][35]
Argument of periapsis
+134.19793, +132.3658239281352[38][39]
Diameter
+24.032[42]
Discoverer or inventor
Clyde Tombaugh[2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[44]
Longitude of ascending node
+101.36429, +101.3478452850206[30][31]
Mean anomaly
+49.99708, +145.1425511804075[40][41]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Patricia Tombaugh[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.06 (0.06–0.06, n=3)[20][21][22]
Orbital inclination
+11.09796, +11.097403883546[25][26]
Orbital period
+5.22, +1905.101253026738[27][28]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.8261854, +2.829093432538964[36][37]
Provisional designation
1930 MH, 1931 TS2, 1934 FB, 1939 CM, 1939 EC, 1948 YB, 1971 HO, 1983 TC1, 1984 WW[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Rotation period
+9.36[29]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.0087050, +3.00755162317866[32][33]
Significant event
naming[19]
Site of astronomical discovery
Lowell Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
October 9, 1931[18]
Time of periapsis
+2460232.413177441[45]
🏷️ Also known as
en 3310 Patsy en Patsy de (3310) Patsy el 3310 Πάτσυ fa سیارک ۳۳۱۰ ja 3310 パツィ ja パツィ ru 1983 TC1 ru 1984 WW ru (3310) 1931 TS2 ru (3310) Patsy ru (3310) Пэтси ru Patsy ru Пэтси ru 1939 EC ru 1930 MH ru 1931 TS2 ru 1934 FB ru 1939 CM ru 1948 YB
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y7yc8
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20003310
Minor Planet Center body ID
3310

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Clyde Tombaugh
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
3311 Podobed
Followed by (predecessor) 1
3311 Podobed
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Lowell Observatory
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Summary

3310 Patsy is an asteroid[1].

Related Entities

Clyde Tombaugh

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 3309 Brorfelde
    Time of periapsis → 2,460,232.413177 Julian day
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Rotation period → 9.36 hour
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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