(4396) Gressmann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 May 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Gressmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gressmann is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4396 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 JH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.72 km (#11,176 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 3.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.784 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 May 1981
- (2411) Zellner
- (2685) Masursky
- (2844) Hess
- (2920) Automedon
- (3208) Lunn
- (3748) Tatum
- (3869) Norton
- (4732) Froeschle
- (9000) Hal