(4048) Samwestfall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1964 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Samwestfall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samwestfall is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4048 |
| Provisional designation | 1964 UC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.42 km (#14,182 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.417 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 3.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.816 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.