(4701) Milani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Milani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Milani is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4701 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 VW6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.5 km (#3,271 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Spectral type | Xe |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 3.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 November 1986
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- (2246) Bowell
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- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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