(4480) Nikitibotania Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1985 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Nikitibotania is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nikitibotania is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4480 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 QM4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.33 km (#5,529 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 3.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.