(4226) Damiaan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1989 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Where Damiaan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Damiaan is 3.42 au from the Sun and 4.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4226 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 RE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 33.1 km (#1,225 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0260 |
| Rotation period | 24.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.258 |
| Inclination | 5.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 September 1989
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
- (4380) Geyer
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