(4697) Novara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1986 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Novara is a city in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin and it is known also for its natural beauty, and for the production of a number of valuable wines and fine rice. Name suggested by S. Foglia.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-04-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Novara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Novara is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4697 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 QO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.80 km (#6,772 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0800 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 1.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.000 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 August 1986
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- (2364) Seillier
- (2543) Machado
- (2590) Mourao
- (2673) Lossignol
- (2707) Ueferji
- (2814) Vieira
- (2852) Declercq
- (2926) Caldeira
- (3002) Delasalle
- (3138) Ciney
- (3274) Maillen
- (3365) Recogne
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