(4019) Klavetter Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Where Klavetter is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Klavetter is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4019
Provisional designation1981 EK14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.38 km (#14,264 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.225
Rotation period4.67 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.82
Orbital period3.57 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination2.49°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

Also discovered on 1 March 1981

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