(4533) Orth Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 March 1986 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Orth is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOrthOrth

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Orth is 2.32 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4533
Provisional designation1986 EL
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.53 km (#7,086 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.272
Rotation period24.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.0
Orbital period3.65 years
Semi-major axis2.37 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.79 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.244
Inclination22.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.909 au

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

Also discovered on 7 March 1986

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