(3247) Di Martino Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 December 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Di Martino is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Di Martino is 2.08 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3247
Provisional designation1981 YE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.8 km (#3,462 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0647
Rotation period5.45 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.36
Orbital period3.67 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.129
Inclination3.93°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also discovered on 30 December 1981

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