(4587) Rees Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Rees is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rees is 3.81 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4587 |
| Provisional designation | 3239 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 7.88 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.31 – 4.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.509 |
| Inclination | 24.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.536 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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