(4982) Bartini Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Bartini is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBartiniBartini

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bartini is 3.27 au from the Sun and 4.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4982
Provisional designation1977 PE1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.97 km (#6,607 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.175
Spectral typeA
Absolute magnitude (H)13.29
Orbital period4.63 years
Semi-major axis2.78 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.180
Inclination4.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

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

Also discovered on 14 August 1977

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