(4373) Crespo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 August 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Crespo is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCrespoCrespo

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crespo is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4373
Provisional designation1985 PB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.02 km (#10,580 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.336
Rotation period16.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.58
Orbital period3.33 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.175
Inclination4.96°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.851 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 14 August 1985

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