(3349) Manas Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 March 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Manas is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsManasManas

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manas is 2.82 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3349
Provisional designation1979 FH2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.1 km (#5,024 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.187
Spectral typeL
Absolute magnitude (H)12.74
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.65 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.0340
Inclination4.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

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

Also discovered on 23 March 1979

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