(4626) Plisetskaya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 December 1984 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.

Where Plisetskaya is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPlisetskayaPlisetskaya

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Plisetskaya is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4626
Provisional designation1984 YU1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.73 km (#11,161 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.553
Rotation period18.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.57
Orbital period3.43 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity0.0825
Inclination2.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also discovered on 23 December 1984

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