(4850) Palestrina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1973 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Palestrina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palestrina is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4850 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 UJ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.60 km (#7,004 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.254 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0742 |
| Inclination | 1.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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