(4267) Basner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 August 1971 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Basner is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Basner is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4267
Provisional designation1971 QP
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.73 km (#15,799 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.596
Absolute magnitude (H)14.4
Orbital period3.55 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 2.80 au
Eccentricity0.203
Inclination2.28°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.846 au

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

Also discovered on 18 August 1971

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