(4950) House Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1988 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where House is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: House is 3.03 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4950 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 XO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.32 km (#7,296 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Spectral type | Sq |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| 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 7 December 1988
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- (2083) Smither
- (2099) Opik
- (2100) Ra-Shalom
- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
- (2335) James
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