(4742) Caliumi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 November 1986 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.

Where Caliumi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caliumi is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4742
Provisional designation1986 WG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.55 km (#8,187 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.277
Rotation period5.48 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.22
Orbital period3.74 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.77 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.267
Inclination22.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.904 au

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

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