(4380) Geyer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 August 1988 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.

Where Geyer is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGeyerGeyer

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Geyer is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4380
Provisional designation1988 PB2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.9 km (#2,697 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.129
Rotation period9.41 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.1
Orbital period5.30 years
Semi-major axis3.04 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.85 – 3.23 au
Eccentricity0.0625
Inclination9.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.86 au

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

Also discovered on 14 August 1988

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