(3039) Yangel Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Yangel is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYangelYangel

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yangel is 2.20 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3039
Provisional designation1978 SP2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.42 km (#5,467 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.201
Rotation period12.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.63
Orbital period4.09 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.147
Inclination15.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1978

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