(4547) Massachusetts Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 May 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Sapporo.
Where Massachusetts is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Massachusetts is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4547 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 KP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 33.0 km (#1,227 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 7.70 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0677 |
| Inclination | 18.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 May 1990
More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.
- (4042) Okhotsk
- (4126) Mashu
- (4460) Bihoro
- (4491) Otaru
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
- (4839) Daisetsuzan
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