(4569) Baerbel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Baerbel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baerbel is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4569 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 GV1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.39 km (#5,483 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.381 |
| Rotation period | 2.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0606 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 April 1985
- (3527) McCord
- (3663) Tisserand
- (4175) Billbaum
- (4532) Copland
- (5100) Pasachoff
- (6371) Heinlein
- (7228) MacGillivray
- (8474) Rettig