(4559) Strauss Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 January 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Strauss is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Strauss is 3.35 au from the Sun and 4.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4559
Provisional designation1989 AP6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.3 km (#4,430 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.167
Rotation period10.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.48
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.109
Inclination11.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.71 au

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

Also discovered on 11 January 1989

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