(4978) Seitz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Seitz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seitz is 3.08 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4978 |
| Provisional designation | 4069 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.18 km (#10,288 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.345 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.58 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 6.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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