(4869) Piotrovsky Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 October 1989 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Piotrovsky is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPiotrovskyPiotrovsky

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Piotrovsky is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4869
Provisional designation1989 UE8
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.28 km (#8,538 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.215
Absolute magnitude (H)13.22
Orbital period3.34 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.174
Inclination3.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.831 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 26 October 1989

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