(4597) Consolmagno Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1983 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
Through experimental petrology, Guy Consolmagno (b. 1952) studied the origins of eucritic meteorites. As the curator of the Vatican meteorite collection, Guy's more recent efforts have focused on determining the densities and porosities of meteorites and making comparisons with the densities of minor planets.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Consolmagno is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Consolmagno is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4597 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 UA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.6 km (#2,981 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 4.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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