(4770) Lane Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
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Where Lane is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lane is 3.57 au from the Sun and 4.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4770 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 PC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.94 km (#5,137 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.341 |
| Rotation period | 34.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.305 |
| Inclination | 25.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.994 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.