(3076) Garber Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 September 1982 by Oak Ridge Observatory at Harvard.

Where Garber is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Garber is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3076
Provisional designation1982 RB1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.94 km (#10,729 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.240
Rotation period2.76 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.59
Orbital period3.35 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.82 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.189
Inclination7.71°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.813 au

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

Also discovered on 13 September 1982

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