(4059) Balder Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1987 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.
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Where Balder is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Balder is 3.12 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4059 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SB5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.0 km (#2,670 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Rotation period | 9.72 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.83 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0651 |
| Inclination | 9.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (5111) Jacliff
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- (6124) Mecklenburg
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- (7333) Bec-Borsenberger
- (8268) Goerdeler
- (16418) Lortzing
- (30778) Doblin
- (96178) Rochambeau