(4583) Lugo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1989 by Bulgarian National Observatory at Smolyan.
Raymond Lugo (b. 1957) helped further the exploration of the planets through his dedication and hard work as deputy launch services manager on NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lugo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lugo is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4583 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 RL4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.8 km (#3,457 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 12.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 3.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.887 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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