(3085) Donna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 February 1980 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.

Where Donna is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donna is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3085
Provisional designation1980 DA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.98 km (#7,687 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.209
Rotation period4.80 hours
Spectral typeSl
Absolute magnitude (H)13.27
Orbital period3.69 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.101
Inclination3.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

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