(9021) Fagus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Named for Fagaceae, the beech family, with eight genera and over 1000 species, including oaks and chestnuts. Well-known species are Fagus grandifolia (American beech) and Fagus sylvatica (European beech).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #9, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fagus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fagus is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9021 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CT5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.1 km (#3,688 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.124 |
| Rotation period | 5.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.47 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 February 1988
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- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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