(4435) Holt Mars-crossing Asteroid

Discovered on 13 January 1983 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Holt is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHoltHolt

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Holt is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4435
Provisional designation1983 AG2
Orbit classMars-crossing Asteroid
Diameter5.04 km (#10,529 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.350
Rotation period2.87 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.39
Orbital period3.53 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.54 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.335
Inclination21.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.680 au

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

Also discovered on 13 January 1983

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