(3292) Sather Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Sather is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSatherSather

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sather is 3.53 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3292
Provisional designation2631 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.8 km (#3,801 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0820
Absolute magnitude (H)13.21
Orbital period5.64 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.64 – 3.70 au
Eccentricity0.168
Inclination1.57°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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