(90480) Ulrich Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Carl Ulrich (b. 1925) is a fossil preparator, known for his work on the fossils of the Green River Formation of Wyoming. He has instructed hundreds of people in his preparation techniques. His fossils can be seen in museums worldwide and at his gallery just outside the southern boundary of Fossil Butte National Monument.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-03-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ulrich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ulrich is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90480 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 CG109 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.46 km (#6,176 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 5.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.90 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 19.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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