(1764) Cogshall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1953 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Cogshall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cogshall is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1764 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 VM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 27.0 km (#1,545 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.109 |
| Rotation period | 3.62 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 2.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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