(3426) Seki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 February 1932 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Seki is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSekiSeki

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seki is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3426
Provisional designation1932 CQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.4 km (#2,815 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0500
Rotation period18.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.99
Orbital period4.24 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.36 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.0978
Inclination13.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.39 au

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

Also discovered on 5 February 1932

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