(4586) Gunvor Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Gunvor is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGunvorGunvor

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gunvor is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4586
Provisional designation6047 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.42 km (#11,804 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.274
Absolute magnitude (H)14.01
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 2.48 au
Eccentricity0.0774
Inclination5.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.14 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.