(336204) Sardinas Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 2008 by J. Lacruz at La Canada.

Charo, Miguel Angel, Elvira and Irene, "Los Sardina", have been very supportive of and strongly encouraged La Cañada Observatory operations.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sardinas is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSardinasSardinas

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sardinas is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number336204
Provisional designation2008 SM11
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)17.5
Orbital period4.15 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 3.21 au
Eccentricity0.243
Inclination3.18°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.943 au

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

Also named after someone called Miguel

Also discovered on 24 September 2008

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