(3104) Durer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 January 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Durer is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDurerDurer

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Durer is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3104
Provisional designation1982 BB1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.0 km (#2,690 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.545
Rotation period6.33 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.69
Orbital period5.10 years
Semi-major axis2.96 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.71 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.0862
Inclination24.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.78 au

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

Also discovered on 24 January 1982

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