(30832) Urbaincreve Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 October 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Urbain Creve (1950-2011) was a well-known doctor of medicine at the Stuivenberg clinic in Antwerp and a good friend of the discoverer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Urbaincreve is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Urbaincreve is 2.18 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number30832
Provisional designation1990 UC5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period2.76 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.66
Orbital period3.56 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.125
Inclination5.91°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also discovered on 16 October 1990

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