(4318) Bata Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 February 1980 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.

Where Bata is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBataBata

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bata is 3.09 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4318
Provisional designation1980 DE1
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter25.8 km (#1,629 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0550
Rotation period10.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.85
Orbital period5.79 years
Semi-major axis3.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.90 – 3.55 au
Eccentricity0.101
Inclination9.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.94 au

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

Also discovered on 21 February 1980

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