(4339) Almamater Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 October 1985 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Almamater is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Almamater is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4339
Provisional designation1985 UK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.16 km (#12,368 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.371
Rotation period30.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.21
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.80 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.178
Inclination2.17°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.804 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 20 October 1985

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