(4686) Maisica Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Maisica is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maisica is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4686 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.48 km (#14,025 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.699 |
| Rotation period | 9.78 hours |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 4.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.988 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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