(4038) Kristina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 August 1987 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Where Kristina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kristina is 2.59 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4038 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 QH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 6.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 August 1987
- (4342) Freud
- (4405) Otava
- (5108) Lubeck
- (6120) Anhalt
- (6595) Munizbarreto
- (7009) Hume
- (7400) Lenau
- (7401) Toynbee
- (7815) Dolon
- (9307) Regiomontanus
- (14354) Kolesnikov
- (48415) Dehio
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
- (4380) Geyer
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