(4841) Manjiro Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 October 1989 by T. Seki at Geisei.

Where Manjiro is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manjiro is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4841
Provisional designation1989 UO3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.32 km (#10,008 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.188
Rotation period2.66 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.84
Orbital period3.51 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.103
Inclination3.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also discovered on 28 October 1989

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