(4537) Valgrirasp Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 September 1987 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Valgrirasp is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valgrirasp is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4537
Provisional designation1987 RR3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.4 km (#3,294 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.236
Absolute magnitude (H)11.75
Orbital period5.22 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.91 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.0319
Inclination8.76°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.93 au

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

Also discovered on 2 September 1987

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