(4876) Strabo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Strabo is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsStraboStrabo

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strabo is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4876
Provisional designation1133 T-2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.58 km (#7,027 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.256
Absolute magnitude (H)12.9
Orbital period4.96 years
Semi-major axis2.91 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.84 – 2.98 au
Eccentricity0.0242
Inclination1.31°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.85 au

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

Also discovered on 29 September 1973

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