(4788) Simpson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Simpson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Simpson is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4788 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 TL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.58 km (#13,742 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.500 |
| Rotation period | 2.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 4.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.977 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (4209) Briggs
- (4822) Karge
- (4823) Libenice
- (4969) Lawrence
- (5105) Westerhout
- (5768) Pittich
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- (8267) Kiss
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