(3296) Bosque Alegre Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 1975 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.

Where Bosque Alegre is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bosque Alegre is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3296
Provisional designation1975 SF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.2 km (#5,012 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.271
Rotation period7.78 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.31
Orbital period4.32 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 3.18 au
Eccentricity0.196
Inclination13.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.19 au

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

Also discovered on 30 September 1975

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