(3026) Sarastro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1977 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Sarastro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarastro is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3026 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 TA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.2 km (#2,840 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.154 |
| Rotation period | 15.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.95 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0206 |
| Inclination | 9.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.98 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 October 1977
- (2175) Andrea Doria
- (2429) Schurer
- (2565) Grogler
- (5708) Melancholia
- (5709) Tamyeunleung
- (23408) Beijingaoyun
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1773) Rumpelstilz
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
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