(2848) ASP Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1959 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where ASP is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: ASP is 3.14 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2848 |
| Provisional designation | 1959 VF |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 25.8 km (#1,627 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 40.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 0.910° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.