(4275) Bogustafson Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Where Bogustafson is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bogustafson is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4275
Provisional designation1981 EW14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.75 km (#13,328 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.346
Absolute magnitude (H)14.24
Orbital period4.33 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.19 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity0.177
Inclination13.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.21 au

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

Also discovered on 1 March 1981

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