(4141) Nintanlena Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Nintanlena is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nintanlena is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4141
Provisional designation1978 PG3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.6 km (#3,227 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0460
Absolute magnitude (H)13.07
Orbital period4.11 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.00992
Inclination8.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

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

Also discovered on 8 August 1978

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