(4466) Abai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1971 by Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nauchnyj.
Where Abai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abai is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4466 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 SX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,494 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.187 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.29 |
| Orbital period | 5.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0307 |
| Inclination | 2.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.