(4825) Ventura Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Ventura is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsVenturaVentura

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ventura is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4825
Provisional designation1988 CS2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.83 km (#13,154 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.364
Rotation period5.26 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.12
Orbital period3.38 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.88 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.166
Inclination3.96°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.879 au

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

Also discovered on 11 February 1988

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