(3237) Victorplatt Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 September 1984 by J. Platt at Palomar.

Where Victorplatt is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Victorplatt is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3237
Provisional designation1984 SA5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter27.8 km (#1,499 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.118
Rotation period10.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)10.74
Orbital period5.23 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.81 – 3.21 au
Eccentricity0.0663
Inclination9.11°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.80 au

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

Also discovered on 25 September 1984

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