(4663) Falta Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 1984 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Josef Falta (1786-1847) was engineer and cartographer of the Schwarzenberg court in Český Krumlov. In 1831 he drew the first map of the panoramic views from the Kleť look-out tower opened in 1825. The name was suggested by J. Ticha.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Falta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Falta is 3.28 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4663 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 SM1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.8 km (#1,434 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Rotation period | 9.54 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.71 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.01 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0624 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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