(4507) Petercollins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1990 by Shiozawa, H., Kizawa, M. at Fujieda.
American amateur astronomer Peter L. Collins has (co-)discovered four novae visually: V1668 Cygni (1978), QU Vulpeculae (1984), QV Vulpeculae (1987) and V1974 Cygni (1992).Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Petercollins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petercollins is 2.89 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4507 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 FV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,554 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Rotation period | 6.58 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0105 |
| Inclination | 2.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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