(4759) Aretta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Åretta is the name of a school situated in the Norwegian town of Lillehammer. This school was one of three winners of the Best School Teaching of Astronomy competition held during the 2009 Year of Astronomy in Norway.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aretta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aretta is 3.68 au from the Sun and 4.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4759 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VG10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.7 km (#2,947 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.127 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 0.808° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (3926) Ramirez
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