(4556) Gumilyov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1987 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Where Gumilyov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gumilyov is 2.21 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4556 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 QW10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.22 km (#10,197 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.282 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 4.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.964 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.