(4895) Embla Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 October 1986 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.

Where Embla is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Embla is 1.91 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4895
Provisional designation1986 TK4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.32 km (#10,019 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.216
Rotation period14.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.66
Orbital period3.61 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.80 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.236
Inclination7.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.802 au

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

Also discovered on 13 October 1986

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