Cremona

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the city of Indianapolis (22.78 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Cremona is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Cremona as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Cremona orbits the sun every 1,320 days (3.61 years), coming as close as 1.97 AU and reaching as far as 2.74 AU from the sun. Cremona is about 22.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Indianapolis.

The rotation of Cremona has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 65.15 hours.

No Close Approaches

Cremona's orbit is 0.98 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a very wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Cremona's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 2, 1902. It was last officially observed on Feb. 19, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 5,226 observations used to determine its orbit.

Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:

View asteroid Cremona in 3D.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Cremona:

• 27 Euterpe (A853 VA)
• 169 Zelia (A876 SB)
• 219 Thusnelda (A880 SA)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Cremona is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.