(4839) Daisetsuzan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 August 1989 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Daisetsuzan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Daisetsuzan is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4839
Provisional designation1989 QG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.14 km (#6,437 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.202
Rotation period3.38 hours
Spectral typeXc
Absolute magnitude (H)13.24
Orbital period3.80 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.0714
Inclination7.58°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

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

Also discovered on 25 August 1989

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