(3276) Porta Coeli Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 September 1982 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Porta Coeli is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Porta Coeli is 2.78 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3276
Provisional designation1982 RZ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.4 km (#2,432 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0630
Absolute magnitude (H)12.57
Orbital period5.54 years
Semi-major axis3.13 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 3.63 au
Eccentricity0.158
Inclination2.66°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

Also discovered on 15 September 1982

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