(4778) Fuss Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Fuss is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fuss is 3.71 au from the Sun and 4.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4778 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 TV8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.5 km (#3,890 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Rotation period | 7.22 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 1.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 October 1978
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- (2098) Zyskin
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- (2233) Kuznetsov
- (2283) Bunke
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