(4580) Child Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Child is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Child is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4580 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 EF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.