(4594) Dashkova Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 May 1980 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Dashkova is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDashkovaDashkova

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dashkova is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4594
Provisional designation1980 KR1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.01 km (#12,710 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.209
Rotation period65.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.21
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.88 – 2.51 au
Eccentricity0.142
Inclination4.54°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.875 au

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

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