(7481) San Marcello Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 August 1994 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at San Marcello.

Where San Marcello is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: San Marcello is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7481
Provisional designation1994 PA1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.2 km (#4,477 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.170
Rotation period1.40 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.64
Orbital period5.00 years
Semi-major axis2.92 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.79 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.0443
Inclination12.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.81 au

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

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