(4145) Maximova Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1981 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Maximova is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMaximovaMaximova

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maximova is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4145
Provisional designation1981 SJ7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.27 km (#10,108 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.305
Rotation period19.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.74
Orbital period3.42 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.82 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity0.199
Inclination4.86°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.809 au

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

Also discovered on 29 September 1981

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