(85168) Albertacentenary Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1989 by A. Lowe at Palomar.
The Canadian province of Alberta celebrates its centennial in 2005. Alberta was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Albertacentenary is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albertacentenary is 4.00 au from the Sun and 4.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85168 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 RC6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.75 km (#7,944 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 4.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.263 |
| Inclination | 20.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.