(3212) Agricola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Agricola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Agricola is 2.17 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3212 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 DH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.44 km (#11,757 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.391 |
| Rotation period | 9.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.152 |
| Inclination | 7.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.931 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.