(3001) Michelangelo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 January 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Michelangelo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michelangelo is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3001 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 BC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.61 km (#7,001 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.531 |
| Rotation period | 8.35 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0698 |
| Inclination | 18.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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