(4802) Khatchaturian Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Khatchaturian is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khatchaturian is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4802
Provisional designation1989 UA7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.25 km (#16,695 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.369
Absolute magnitude (H)14.84
Orbital period3.30 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.75 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.212
Inclination0.744°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.734 au

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

Also discovered on 23 October 1989

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