(4690) Strasbourg Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 January 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.

Where Strasbourg is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsStrasbourgStrasbourg

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strasbourg is 2.10 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4690
Provisional designation1983 AJ
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.21 km (#14,690 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.569
Rotation period69.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.82
Orbital period2.70 years
Semi-major axis1.94 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.73 – 2.15 au
Eccentricity0.109
Inclination16.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.810 au

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

Also discovered on 9 January 1983

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