(4859) Fraknoi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Fraknoi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fraknoi is 2.56 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4859 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 TJ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.06 km (#7,567 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.204 |
| Rotation period | 7.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 6.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.986 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 October 1986
- (3783) Morris
- (3831) Pettengill
- (3850) Peltier
- (4091) Lowe
- (4629) Walford
- (5951) Alicemonet
- (7561) Patrickmichel
- (9305) Hazard
- (19123) Stephenlevine
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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