(4453) Bornholm Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1988 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.
The beautiful and famous Danish rocky island of Bornholm is situated in the southern part of the Baltic Sea.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bornholm is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bornholm is 3.16 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4453 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,521 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.190 |
| Rotation period | 4.72 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 9.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 November 1988
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- (4901) O Briain
- (4948) Hideonishimura
- (5030) Gyldenkerne
- (5432) Imakiire
- (5813) Eizaburo
- (6959) Mikkelkocha
- (7237) Vickyhamilton
- (14845) Hegel
- (27712) Coudray
- (37565) Hinoki
- (48422) Schrade