(3295) Murakami Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 February 1950 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Murakami is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMurakamiMurakami

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Murakami is 3.33 au from the Sun and 4.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3295
Provisional designation1950 DH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.4 km (#3,567 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0820
Rotation period3.08 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.02
Orbital period4.42 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 3.38 au
Eccentricity0.255
Inclination8.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

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

Also discovered on 17 February 1950

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