(4061) Martelli Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 March 1988 by W. Ferreri at La Silla.

Where Martelli is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMartelliMartelli

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martelli is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4061
Provisional designation1988 FF3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.0 km (#2,345 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Absolute magnitude (H)12.36
Orbital period5.49 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 3.55 au
Eccentricity0.140
Inclination1.65°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.66 au

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

Also discovered on 19 March 1988

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