(4872) Grieg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 December 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Grieg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grieg is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4872 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 YH7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.60 km (#7,007 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.212 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0591 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.