(3220) Murayama Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 November 1951 by M. Laugier at Nice.

Where Murayama is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Murayama is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3220
Provisional designation1951 WF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.88 km (#10,859 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.414
Rotation period4.86 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.21
Orbital period3.32 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.174
Inclination6.61°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.851 au

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

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