(4518) Raikin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Raikin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raikin is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4518 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 GP3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.30 km (#12,040 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0996 |
| Inclination | 7.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 April 1976
- (2206) Gabrova
- (2312) Duboshin
- (2361) Gogol
- (2606) Odessa
- (2722) Abalakin
- (2734) Hasek
- (2769) Mendeleev
- (2849) Shklovskij
- (2922) Dikan'ka
- (3246) Bidstrup
- (3723) Voznesenskij
- (4165) Didkovskij