(4592) Alkissia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Alkissia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alkissia is 3.28 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4592 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SQ11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.0 km (#3,399 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 0.425° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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