(4584) Akan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 1990 by Matsuyama, M., Watanabe, K. at Kushiro.
Where Akan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akan is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4584 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 FA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.6 km (#3,239 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0910 |
| Rotation period | 17.1 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 7.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 March 1990
More named asteroids discovered by Matsuyama, M., Watanabe, K.
- (4459) Nusamaibashi
- (5064) Tanchozuru
- (5215) Tsurui
- (5291) Yuuko
- (5293) Bentengahama
- (5686) Chiyonoura
- (5848) Harutoriko
- (6098) Mutojunkyu
- (6210) Hyunseop
- (8493) Yachibozu
- (8824) Genta
- (11873) Kokuseibi
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