(4728) Lyapidevskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 November 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Lyapidevskij is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lyapidevskij is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4728
Provisional designation1979 VG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.05 km (#12,627 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.357
Absolute magnitude (H)14.18
Orbital period3.51 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.57 au
Eccentricity0.112
Inclination5.96°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

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