(3722) Urata Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 October 1927 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Urata is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Urata is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3722
Provisional designation1927 UE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.87 km (#6,711 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.197
Rotation period5.57 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.86
Orbital period3.34 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.79 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.200
Inclination6.46°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.793 au

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

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