(4605) Nikitin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 September 1987 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Nikitin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nikitin is 2.34 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4605 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SV17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.55 km (#11,532 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.456 |
| Rotation period | 2.83 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 2.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.889 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.