(3473) Sapporo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 March 1924 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Sapporo is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSapporoSapporo

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sapporo is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3473
Provisional designationA924 EG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.77 km (#11,075 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.308
Absolute magnitude (H)13.73
Orbital period3.63 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.157
Inclination0.966°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.995 au

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

Also discovered on 7 March 1924

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