(4815) Anders Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Edward Anders (b. 1926), professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, has made many seminal contributions to the field of meteoritics. His work provided early evidence that meteorites are derived from minor planets rather than a larger fragmented planet and that meteoritic organics are of abiotic origin.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Anders is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anders is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4815 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EA28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.17 km (#12,337 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.336 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 7.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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