(4052) Crovisier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Where Crovisier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Crovisier is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4052 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 DP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.1 km (#3,703 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.180 |
| Rotation period | 12.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.23 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0678 |
| Inclination | 9.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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