(4150) Starr Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.

Where Starr is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsStarrStarr

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Starr is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4150
Provisional designation1984 QC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.64 km (#8,070 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.277
Rotation period4.52 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.02
Orbital period3.34 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.86 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination3.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.848 au

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

Also discovered on 31 August 1984

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