(4196) Shuya Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 1982 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Shuya is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsShuyaShuya

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shuya is 3.97 au from the Sun and 4.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4196
Provisional designation1982 SA13
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter36.7 km (#1,078 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0690
Rotation period20.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.06
Orbital period7.70 years
Semi-major axis3.90 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.80 – 4.00 au
Eccentricity0.0255
Inclination1.51°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.80 au

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

Also discovered on 16 September 1982

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