(4459) Nusamaibashi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 January 1990 by Matsuyama, M., Watanabe, K. at Kushiro.

Where Nusamaibashi is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsNusamaibashiNusamaibashi

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nusamaibashi is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4459
Provisional designation1990 BP2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.24 km (#12,170 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.326
Rotation period287 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.96
Orbital period3.38 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.118
Inclination2.79°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

Also discovered on 30 January 1990

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