(4964) Kourovka Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 July 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Kourovka is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKourovkaKourovka

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kourovka is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4964
Provisional designation1979 OD15
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.42 km (#11,789 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.394
Absolute magnitude (H)13.66
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.54 au
Eccentricity0.124
Inclination4.92°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.981 au

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

Also discovered on 21 July 1979

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