(4860) Gubbio Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 March 1987 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Gubbio is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gubbio is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4860
Provisional designation1987 EP
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter25.7 km (#1,635 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0370
Rotation period19.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.62
Orbital period4.27 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.147
Inclination14.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

Also discovered on 3 March 1987

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