(2545) Verbiest Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 January 1933 by E. Delporte at Uccle.

Where Verbiest is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verbiest is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2545
Provisional designation1933 BB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.88 km (#7,780 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.235
Rotation period10.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.82
Orbital period3.33 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity0.126
Inclination5.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.973 au

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

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