(4219) Nakamura Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 February 1988 by Inoue, M., Muramatsu, O. at Kobuchizawa.

Where Nakamura is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsNakamuraNakamura

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nakamura is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4219
Provisional designation1988 DB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.97 km (#5,114 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0360
Rotation period115 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.76
Orbital period3.88 years
Semi-major axis2.47 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.124
Inclination3.09°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

Also discovered on 19 February 1988

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