(4341) Poseidon Apollo
Discovered on 29 May 1987 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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Where Poseidon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Poseidon is 1.25 au from the Sun and 0.349 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4341 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 KF |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 3.18 km (#14,760 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Rotation period | 6.26 hours |
| Spectral type | O |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 2.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.587 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.680 |
| Inclination | 11.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.194 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 May 1987
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