(4614) Masamura Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 August 1990 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.

Where Masamura is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Masamura is 2.43 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4614
Provisional designation1990 QN
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.06 km (#8,828 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.253
Rotation period200 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.49
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.77 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.213
Inclination4.81°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.760 au

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

Also discovered on 21 August 1990

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