(4483) Petofi Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1986 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Where Petofi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petofi is 1.76 au from the Sun and 0.910 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4483 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RC2 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.85 km (#9,147 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.193 |
| Rotation period | 4.33 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.33 |
| Orbital period | 2.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0837 |
| Inclination | 26.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.760 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 September 1986
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- (3453) Dostoevsky
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- (3516) Rusheva
- (3620) Platonov
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