(4673) Bortle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 June 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Bortle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bortle is 2.56 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4673 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 LF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,426 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.455 |
| Rotation period | 2.64 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0548 |
| Inclination | 16.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.