(4796) Lewis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 June 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
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Where Lewis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lewis is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4796 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 LU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.51 hours |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 2.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.921 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 June 1989
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