(4797) Ako Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1989 by Nomura, T., Kawanishi, K. at Minami-Oda.
Where Ako is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ako is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4797 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 SJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.00 km (#8,930 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.112 |
| Rotation period | 4.08 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 1.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.977 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 September 1989
More named asteroids discovered by Nomura, T., Kawanishi, K.
- (4106) Nada
- (5401) Minamioda
- (5685) Sanenobufukui
- (5737) Itoh
- (5872) Sugano
- (6155) Yokosugano
- (6557) Yokonomura
- (7178) Ikuookamoto
- (9580) Tarumi
- (10318) Sumaura
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