(3633) Mira Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 March 1980 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.

Where Mira is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMiraMira

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mira is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3633
Provisional designation1980 EE2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.54 km (#5,391 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0770
Rotation period19.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.86
Orbital period3.51 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.102
Inclination3.31°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also discovered on 13 March 1980

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