(4768) Hartley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 August 1988 by A. J. Noymer at Siding Spring.
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Where Hartley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hartley is 3.57 au from the Sun and 4.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4768 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 PH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 34.3 km (#1,178 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 22.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.239 |
| Inclination | 20.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 August 1988
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