(4816) Connelly Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 August 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Connelly is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Connelly is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4816
Provisional designation1981 PK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.16 km (#7,447 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.286
Rotation period3.90 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.89
Orbital period4.16 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.88 – 3.30 au
Eccentricity0.273
Inclination11.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.921 au

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

Also discovered on 3 August 1981

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