(3567) Alvema Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 November 1930 by E. Delporte at Uccle.

Where Alvema is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alvema is 3.51 au from the Sun and 4.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3567
Provisional designation1930 VD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.5 km (#3,247 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0470
Rotation period8.17 hours
Spectral typeXc
Absolute magnitude (H)13.17
Orbital period4.65 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 3.66 au
Eccentricity0.313
Inclination6.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.930 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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