(4878) Gilhutton Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 July 1968 by Torres, C., Cofre, S. at Cerro El Roble.

Argentine astronomer Ricardo Gil-Hutton (b. 1958) works in solar-system research and is a specialist in the collisional evolution of minor bodies.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Gilhutton is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gilhutton is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	4878
Provisional designation	1968 OF
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	2.55 km (#16,156 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.392
Rotation period	6.28 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.88
Orbital period	3.46 years
Semi-major axis	2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.93 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity	0.155
Inclination	6.18°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.936 au

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

Also discovered on 18 July 1968

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