(2825) Crosby Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1938 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
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Where Crosby is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crosby is 1.90 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2825 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 SD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.07 km (#10,487 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.301 |
| Rotation period | 2.81 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 3.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.869 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1244) Deira
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