(4624) Stefani Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 March 1982 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Stefani is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stefani is 3.68 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4624
Provisional designation1982 FV2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.8 km (#3,460 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0780
Absolute magnitude (H)13.02
Orbital period5.36 years
Semi-major axis3.06 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.44 – 3.68 au
Eccentricity0.202
Inclination2.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.46 au

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

Also discovered on 23 March 1982

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