(4191) Assesse Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 May 1980 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Where Assesse is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAssesseAssesse

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Assesse is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4191
Provisional designation1980 KH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.43 km (#7,174 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.292
Rotation period5.65 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.85
Orbital period4.27 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 3.01 au
Eccentricity0.144
Inclination12.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

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

Also discovered on 22 May 1980

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