(4939) Scovil Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1986 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Charles E. Scovil (b. 1928) is an amateur astronomer and curator of the Stamford Observatory in Connecticut. He is the compiler of the AAVSO Variable Star Atlas and, with C. Papadopoulos, the northern part of the True Visual Magnitude Photographic Star Atlas.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scovil is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scovil is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4939 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 QL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.19 km (#10,268 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.378 |
| Rotation period | 5.24 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 5.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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