(4655) Marjoriika Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Marjoriika is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marjoriika is 2.20 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4655
Provisional designation1978 RS
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.33 km (#10,005 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.327
Rotation period9.62 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.44
Orbital period3.38 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.83 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.190
Inclination1.91°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.822 au

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

Also discovered on 1 September 1978

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