(4498) Shinkoyama Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 January 1989 by T. Seki at Geisei.

Where Shinkoyama is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shinkoyama is 3.34 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4498
Provisional designation1989 AG1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.8 km (#2,715 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.143
Rotation period5.21 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.85
Orbital period5.19 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.38 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination8.89°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.63 au

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

Also discovered on 5 January 1989

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