(4561) Lemeshev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Lemeshev is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lemeshev is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4561
Provisional designation1978 RY5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.2 km (#5,003 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0890
Absolute magnitude (H)13.58
Orbital period4.13 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 2.98 au
Eccentricity0.158
Inclination9.48°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.19 au

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

Also discovered on 13 September 1978

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