(4496) Kamimachi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 December 1988 by T. Seki at Geisei.

Where Kamimachi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamimachi is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4496
Provisional designation1988 XM1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.22 km (#7,403 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.257
Absolute magnitude (H)13.09
Orbital period4.71 years
Semi-major axis2.81 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.65 – 2.97 au
Eccentricity0.0582
Inclination4.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.66 au

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

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