(3114) Ercilla Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1980 by University of Chile at Cerro El Roble.

Where Ercilla is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ercilla is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3114
Provisional designation1980 FB12
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.04 km (#10,534 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.277
Rotation period5.83 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.87
Orbital period3.76 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.202
Inclination2.23°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.916 au

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

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