(4874) Burke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 January 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
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Where Burke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Burke is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4874 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 AW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.29 km (#5,549 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.296 |
| Rotation period | 3.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 January 1991
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