(4760) Jia-xiang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 1981 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Where Jia-xiang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jia-xiang is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4760 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 GN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.14 km (#10,370 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.227 |
| Rotation period | 15.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 9.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 April 1981
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