(4927) O'Connell Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 October 1982 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.

Where O'Connell is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsO'ConnellO'Connell

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: O'Connell is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4927
Provisional designation1982 UP2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.04 km (#7,597 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.205
Rotation period9.78 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.46
Orbital period4.91 years
Semi-major axis2.89 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.65 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity0.0837
Inclination1.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

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

Also discovered on 21 October 1982

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