(4914) Pardina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 April 1969 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
Named in honor of Elsa Gutierrez Rodriguez-Pardina (b. 1921), Argentinian astronomer who has worked in the field of celestial mechanics for more than 30 years. From 1952 to 1956, she worked at the La Plata Observatory in the Department of Astrometry and Celestial Mechanics. In 1954 she obtained a scholarship from the French government to further her studies in celestial mechanics at the Sorbonne Henri Poincare Institute. From 1978 to 1986, Pardina led the Celestial Mechanics Department of the Astronomical Observatory of Cordoba. For many years, she was responsible for the celestial mechanics courses taught to undergraduate students.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pardina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pardina is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4914 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 GD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.9 km (#4,624 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.373 |
| Rotation period | 4.14 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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