(3313) Mendel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 1980 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Where Mendel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mendel is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3313 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 DG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.79 km (#5,926 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.275 |
| Rotation period | 13.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 February 1980
- (2315) Czechoslovakia
- (2321) Luznice
- (2747) Cesky Krumlov
- (3243) Skytel
- (3715) Stohl
- (4317) Garibaldi
- (6060) Doudleby
- (8990) Compassion
More named asteroids discovered by A. Mrkos
- (2199) Klet
- (2304) Slavia
- (2325) Chernykh
- (2367) Praha
- (2403) Sumava
- (2404) Antarctica
- (2552) Remek
- (2559) Svoboda
- (2747) Cesky Krumlov
- (2811) Stremchovi
- (2889) Brno
- (2936) Nechvile
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