(4986) Osipovia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Osipovia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOsipoviaOsipovia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Osipovia is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4986
Provisional designation1979 SL7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.83 km (#9,178 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.299
Rotation period3.98 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.47
Orbital period4.10 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.215
Inclination5.61°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

Also discovered on 23 September 1979

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