(5068) Cragg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1990 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Where Cragg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cragg is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5068 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.8 km (#3,461 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.148 |
| Rotation period | 2.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0578 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.