(3083) OAFA Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 June 1974 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.

Where OAFA is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: OAFA is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3083
Provisional designation1974 MH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.59 km (#13,734 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.420
Absolute magnitude (H)13.82
Orbital period3.45 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.152
Inclination6.48°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.936 au

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

Also discovered on 17 June 1974

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