(4020) Dominique Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
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Where Dominique is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dominique is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4020 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ET38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.95 km (#7,720 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 9.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 March 1981
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- (3016) Meuse
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
- (3058) Delmary
- (3075) Bornmann
- (3135) Lauer
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3472) Upgren
- (3498) Belton
- (3503) Brandt