Global Information3325 TARDIS information
 Shape model of TARDIS from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | B. A. Skiff |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
| Discovery date | 3 May 1984 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (3325) TARDIS |
Named after | TARDIS (fictional time machine)[2] |
Alternative designations | 1984 JZ · 1958 VB1 1969 TP3 · 1975 VC8 1975 WF1 |
Minor planet category | main-belt [1] · (outer) Alauda [3] |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 58.56 yr (21,390 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2299 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.1397 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.1848 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0142 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.68 yr (2,076 days) |
Mean anomaly | 45.895° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 24.24s / day |
| Inclination | 22.221° |
Longitude of ascending node | 46.246° |
Argument of perihelion | 86.099° |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 28.238±0.469 km[4] 29.66±1.2 km (IRAS:9)[5] |
Geometric albedo | 0.0553±0.005 (IRAS:9)[5] 0.067±0.010[4] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.5[1] |
3325 TARDIS (prov. designation: 1984 JZ) is a dark Alauda asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 29 kilometers (18 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 3 May 1984, by American astronomer Brian Skiff at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station, Arizona, in the United States.[6] The asteroid was named TARDIS, after the fictional time machine and spacecraft from the science fiction television series Doctor Who.[2]
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