(4877) Humboldt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Humboldt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Humboldt is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4877 |
| Provisional designation | 5066 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.83 km (#7,840 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.290 |
| Rotation period | 3.49 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.08 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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