(2958) Arpetito Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1981 by Debehogne, H., De Sanctis, G. at La Silla.
Where Arpetito is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arpetito is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2958 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 DG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.92 km (#5,818 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.293 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0173 |
| Inclination | 1.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 February 1981
- (2780) Monnig
- (3287) Olmstead
- (3307) Athabasca
- (3602) Lazzaro
- (3805) Goldreich
- (4052) Crovisier
- (4192) Breysacher
- (4473) Sears
- (4523) MIT
- (4989) Joegoldstein
- (5046) Carletonmoore
- (5308) Hutchison
More named asteroids discovered by Debehogne, H., De Sanctis, G.
- (2461) Clavel
- (2765) Dinant
- (2788) Andenne
- (3016) Meuse
- (3121) Tamines
- (3235) Melchior
- (3268) De Sanctis
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3610) Decampos
- (3740) Menge
- (4192) Breysacher
- (4931) Tomsk
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