(4568) Menkaure Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1983 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.
Where Menkaure is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Menkaure is 3.21 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4568 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 RY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.9 km (#3,169 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.183 |
| Rotation period | 4.50 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0626 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 September 1983
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- (2089) Cetacea
- (2366) Aaryn
- (2527) Gregory
- (2556) Louise
- (2558) Viv
- (2612) Kathryn
- (2683) Brian
- (2684) Douglas
- (2764) Moeller
- (2779) Mary
- (2895) Memnon
- (2927) Alamosa
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