(3250) Martebo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 March 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Mount Stromlo.

Where Martebo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martebo is 3.34 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3250
Provisional designation1979 EB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period9.49 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.4
Orbital period5.23 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 3.34 au
Eccentricity0.108
Inclination9.57°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.69 au

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

Also discovered on 6 March 1979

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