(3359) Purcari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Purcari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Purcari is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3359 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RA6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.18 km (#12,304 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.366 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 5.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.999 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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