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Solar
Asteroid Near-Earth Potentially hazardous

Dionysus

3671 Dionysus (1984 KD)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.349 AU
True anomaly
285.56°
As of
29 August 2026

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Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.197 AU
Eccentricity
0.544
Inclination
13.53°
Orbital period
3.26 years
Perihelion
1.002 AU
Aphelion
3.392 AU
Longitude of ascending node
82.01°
Argument of periapsis
204.48°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.75 km
Rotation period
2.71 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.16
Absolute magnitude (H)
16.5
Spectral type
APO

Discovery & classification

Near-Earth Object Named Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Sources