(4852) Pamjones Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 May 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Pamjones is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pamjones is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4852
Provisional designation1977 JD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period9.71 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.05
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.54 au
Eccentricity0.103
Inclination6.77°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also discovered on 15 May 1977

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