(4316) Babinkova Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Babinkova is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBabinkovaBabinkova

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Babinkova is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4316
Provisional designation1979 TZ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.68 km (#5,286 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.207
Absolute magnitude (H)12.67
Orbital period4.93 years
Semi-major axis2.90 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.85 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.0171
Inclination1.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.86 au

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

Also discovered on 14 October 1979

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