(484) Pittsburghia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 April 1902 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Pittsburghia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPittsburghiaPittsburghia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pittsburghia is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number484
Provisional designationA902 HA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter30.1 km (#1,357 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.222
Rotation period10.6 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)9.69
Orbital period4.36 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.52 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.0567
Inclination12.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.50 au

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

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