(4866) Badillo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 November 1988 by T. Kojima at Chiyoda.

Victor L. Badillo (b. 1930) has popularized astronomy in the Philippines for more than three decades, inspiring countless Filipino astronomers. Ordained in 1965, he directed the Jesuit-run Manila Observatory in Quezon City and served as president of the Philippine Astronomical Society from 1972 to 1990.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Badillo is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Badillo is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	4866
Provisional designation	1988 VB3
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	13.0 km (#3,708 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.217
Rotation period	309 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.25
Orbital period	5.21 years
Semi-major axis	3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.77 – 3.24 au
Eccentricity	0.0791
Inclination	9.36°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.77 au

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

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