(4705) Secchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1988 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Where Secchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Secchi is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4705 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.57 km (#9,625 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.395 |
| Rotation period | 2.66 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 8.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 February 1988
- (3870) Mayre
- (4609) Pizarro
- (4636) Chile
- (5115) Frimout
- (5956) d'Alembert
- (6036) Weinberg
- (6439) Tirol
- (6598) Modugno
- (6956) Holbach
- (9313) Protea
- (10506) Rydberg
- (10734) Wieck