(3249) Musashino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1977 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Where Musashino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Musashino is 1.92 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3249 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 DT4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.11 km (#10,417 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.184 |
| Rotation period | 4.55 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.246 |
| Inclination | 3.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.775 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 February 1977
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- (2924) Mitake-mura
- (2960) Ohtaki
- (3391) Sinon
- (3607) Naniwa
- (4186) Tamashima
- (4812) Hakuhou
- (4963) Kanroku
- (5017) Tenchi
- (5082) Nihonsyoki
- (7104) Manyousyu
- (7105) Yousyozan