(3427) Szentmartoni Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 January 1938 by G. Kulin at Konkoly.

Where Szentmartoni is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Szentmartoni is 1.98 au from the Sun and 0.983 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3427
Provisional designation1938 AD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.00 km (#10,611 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.224
Absolute magnitude (H)13.9
Orbital period3.44 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.134
Inclination2.60°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.979 au

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

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