(4582) Hank Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1989 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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Where Hank is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hank is 3.07 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4582 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 FW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.8 km (#2,732 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Rotation period | 6.45 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 March 1989
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