(4864) Nimoy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1988 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015) was an American actor, film director and poet. Best known for his portrayal of the half-Vulcan/half-human science officer Spock in the original Star Trek TV series and subsequent movies, Nimoy wrote two autobiographies: I Am Not Spock (1975) and I Am Spock (1995).Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nimoy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nimoy is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4864 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RA5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.9 km (#4,132 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 3.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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