(30936) Basra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 January 1994 by Elst, E. W., Pollas, C. at Caussols.
Basra is a city in south-eastern Iraq. It was founded in 636 CE at the historical location of Sumer, the first urban civilization in Mesopotamia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Basra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Basra is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 30936 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 BR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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