(4692) SIMBAD Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 November 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.

Where SIMBAD is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: SIMBAD is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4692
Provisional designation1983 VM7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.86 km (#10,889 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.358
Rotation period2.74 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.57
Orbital period3.39 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.59 au
Eccentricity0.148
Inclination3.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.927 au

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

Also discovered on 4 November 1983

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