(4938) Papadopoulos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 1986 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Christos Papadopoulos (1910-1992), a Johannesburg-based South African astrophotographer and star atlas compiler, published his three-volume True Visual Magnitude Photographic Star Atlas in 1979.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Papadopoulos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Papadopoulos is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4938 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 CQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0767 |
| Inclination | 4.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Christos
All asteroids named after someone called Christos
Also discovered on 5 February 1986
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