(3120) Dangrania Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Dangrania is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDangraniaDangrania

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dangrania is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3120
Provisional designation1979 RZ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.5 km (#3,021 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.169
Rotation period20.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.76
Orbital period5.27 years
Semi-major axis3.03 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.73 – 3.33 au
Eccentricity0.0989
Inclination13.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

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