(4885) Grange Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 June 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Grange is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grange is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4885 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 LU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.83 km (#10,945 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.208 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.17 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.993 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 June 1980
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