(3056) INAG Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 November 1978 by K. Tomita at Caussols.

Where INAG is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsINAGINAG

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: INAG is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3056
Provisional designation1978 VD1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.22 km (#10,208 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.449
Rotation period231 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.66
Orbital period3.76 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.70 au
Eccentricity0.117
Inclination5.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

Also discovered on 1 November 1978

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