(4206) Verulamium Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 1986 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Named for the Roman town in the province of Britannia, now the site of the English city of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, and the Verulamium Museum. The name was suggested by M. M. Dworetsky.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Verulamium is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verulamium is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4206 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 QL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.47 km (#6,169 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0176 |
| Inclination | 1.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.