Tags: Asteroid.
3043 San Diego is an inner main belt asteroid discovered by Eleanor F. Helin on September 30 1982 at Palomar Observatory. It is a member of the Hungaria family. Its provisional designation was 1982 SA but on May 3 1984 it was named after the city of San Diego California.The asteroid name was given to the city due to the council’s efforts in the dark-sky movement.