(3158) Anga Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Anga is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAngaAnga

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anga is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3158
Provisional designation1976 SU2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.33 km (#7,274 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.179
Rotation period8.00 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.67
Orbital period4.07 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.102
Inclination14.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.32 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1976

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