(486) Cremona Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 May 1902 by L. Carnera at Heidelberg.
Where Cremona is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cremona is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 486 |
| Provisional designation | A902 JD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.8 km (#1,874 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.150 |
| Rotation period | 65.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.18 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.980 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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