(4188) Kitezh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Kitezh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kitezh is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4188 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 HX4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.59 km (#8,142 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.338 |
| Rotation period | 2.58 hours |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 6.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.986 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 April 1979
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- (3653) Klimishin
- (3885) Bogorodskij
- (4780) Polina
- (5456) Merman
- (5991) Ivavladis
- (13482) Igorfedorov