(3243) Skytel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 1980 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Where Skytel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Skytel is 3.34 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3243 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 DC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,850 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.177 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.69 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 9.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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