(4391) Balodis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Balodis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Balodis is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4391 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 QW2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.36 km (#14,320 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.393 |
| Rotation period | 3.45 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.214 |
| Inclination | 5.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.871 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 August 1977
- (2439) Ulugbek
- (2529) Rockwell Kent
- (2671) Abkhazia
- (3471) Amelin
- (4010) Nikol'skij
- (4882) Divari
- (7216) Ishkov
- (7976) Pinigin
- (11788) Nauchnyj