(3058) Delmary Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Where Delmary is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDelmaryDelmary

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delmary is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3058
Provisional designation1981 EO17
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.15 km (#12,385 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.310
Rotation period43.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.33
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.60 au
Eccentricity0.157
Inclination3.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.909 au

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

Also discovered on 1 March 1981

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