(4602) Heudier Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 October 1986 by CERGA at Caussols.

Where Heudier is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHeudierHeudier

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heudier is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4602
Provisional designation1986 UD3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.10 km (#6,466 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.309
Absolute magnitude (H)12.52
Orbital period4.24 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.19 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.165
Inclination12.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

Also discovered on 28 October 1986

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