(4215) Kamo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 November 1987 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.

Where Kamo is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKamoKamo

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kamo is 2.26 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4215
Provisional designation1987 VE1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.55 km (#8,186 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.412
Rotation period12.6 hours
Spectral typeV
Absolute magnitude (H)12.86
Orbital period3.76 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.26 – 2.57 au
Eccentricity0.0638
Inclination5.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

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

Also discovered on 14 November 1987

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