(4704) Sheena Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 January 1988 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.

Where Sheena is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSheenaSheena

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sheena is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4704
Provisional designation1988 BE5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.13 km (#10,392 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.268
Absolute magnitude (H)13.65
Orbital period4.25 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 2.97 au
Eccentricity0.131
Inclination12.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.33 au

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

Also discovered on 28 January 1988

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