(4644) Oumu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 1990 by Takahashi, A., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Oumu is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOumuOumu

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oumu is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4644
Provisional designation1990 SR3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.49 km (#7,115 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.300
Rotation period84.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.48
Orbital period4.22 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.24 – 2.98 au
Eccentricity0.142
Inclination14.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

Also discovered on 16 September 1990

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