(4607) Seilandfarm Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 November 1987 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Seilandfarm is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seilandfarm is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4607
Provisional designation1987 WR
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.39 km (#7,214 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.224
Rotation period3.97 hours
Spectral typeL
Absolute magnitude (H)13.38
Orbital period3.41 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 2.31 au
Eccentricity0.0197
Inclination2.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 25 November 1987

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