(4304) Geichenko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 1973 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Geichenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Geichenko is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4304 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 SW4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.43 km (#6,199 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0910 |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 3.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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