(2875) Lagerkvist Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 February 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Lagerkvist is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lagerkvist is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2875
Provisional designation1983 CL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.51 km (#5,403 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.282
Rotation period5.63 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.41
Orbital period4.68 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.52 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.0996
Inclination9.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.53 au

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

Also discovered on 11 February 1983

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