(4888) Doreen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 May 1981 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Doreen is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDoreenDoreen

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Doreen is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4888
Provisional designation1981 JX1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.26 km (#12,134 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.294
Absolute magnitude (H)13.94
Orbital period3.60 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.31 – 2.39 au
Eccentricity0.0182
Inclination4.06°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

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

Also discovered on 5 May 1981

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