(4116) Elachi Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1982 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Elachi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elachi is 1.83 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4116 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 SU |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.69 km (#11,245 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Rotation period | 38.1 hours |
| Spectral type | Sl |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 2.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 2.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0805 |
| Inclination | 24.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.746 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.