(4153) Roburnham Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 May 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Roburnham is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roburnham is 3.50 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4153
Provisional designation1985 JT1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.3 km (#2,602 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0770
Absolute magnitude (H)12.44
Orbital period5.58 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.67 au
Eccentricity0.166
Inclination1.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

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

Also discovered on 14 May 1985

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