(3106) Morabito Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 March 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Morabito is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morabito is 3.68 au from the Sun and 4.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3106
Provisional designation1981 EE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter26.2 km (#1,605 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.123
Rotation period6.26 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.59
Orbital period5.56 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.38 – 3.90 au
Eccentricity0.241
Inclination14.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.44 au

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

Also discovered on 9 March 1981

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