(4590) Dimashchegolev Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 July 1968 by Plyugin, G. A., Belyaev, Yu. A. at Cerro El Roble.
Dimitrij Evgen'evich Shchegolev (1928-1988) was an astronomer at the Pulkovo Observatory known for his work on satellite geodesy and stellar spectrophotometry. He was chief of the Experimental Astronomy Department and worked at Pulkovo for 35 years. The name was suggested by the Pulkovo Observatory.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dimashchegolev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dimashchegolev is 2.14 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4590 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 OG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 25.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.963 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.