(4980) Magomaev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 September 1974 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Magomaev is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Magomaev is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4980
Provisional designation1974 SP1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.0 km (#2,685 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0740
Absolute magnitude (H)12.62
Orbital period5.71 years
Semi-major axis3.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.73 – 3.66 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination1.83°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

Also discovered on 19 September 1974

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