(3468) Urgenta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 January 1975 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

Where Urgenta is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsUrgentaUrgenta

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Urgenta is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3468
Provisional designation1975 AM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.2 km (#3,346 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0810
Rotation period16.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.0
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.78 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.0785
Inclination11.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.80 au

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

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