(3146) Dato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 May 1972 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Where Dato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dato is 2.64 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3146 |
| Provisional designation | 1972 KG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.7 km (#4,748 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Rotation period | 5.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.202 |
| Inclination | 8.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.946 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.