(4922) Leshin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Laurie Leshin (b. 1965), assistant professor at Arizona State University, has used isotopic analyses to investigate geologic processes recorded in martian meteorites. Her work on oxygen and hydrogen isotopes has been fundamental to understanding the interaction between the hydrosphere and crust of Mars.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Leshin is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Leshin is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	4922
Provisional designation	1981 EH4
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	4.96 km (#10,704 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.344
Rotation period	37.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.78
Orbital period	4.25 years
Semi-major axis	2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.02 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity	0.229
Inclination	8.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.03 au

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

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