(4283) Stoffler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Stoffler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stoffler is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4283 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 BZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.01 km (#7,629 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.432 |
| Rotation period | 133 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 24.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.969 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 January 1988
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