(4634) Shibuya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 January 1988 by Inoue, M., Muramatsu, O. at Kobuchizawa.

Where Shibuya is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shibuya is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4634
Provisional designation1988 BA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.43 km (#8,333 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.229
Absolute magnitude (H)13.49
Orbital period3.77 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.35 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.0309
Inclination5.84°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.36 au

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

Also discovered on 16 January 1988

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