(4674) Pauling Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 May 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Pauling is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pauling is 1.73 au from the Sun and 2.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4674 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 JC |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.82 km (#10,973 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.332 |
| Rotation period | 2.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 2.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 1.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0703 |
| Inclination | 19.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.783 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 May 1989
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- (2050) Francis
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- (2074) Shoemaker
- (2083) Smither
- (2099) Opik
- (2100) Ra-Shalom
- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
- (2335) James
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