(4100) Sumiko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 January 1988 by Hioki, T., Kawasato, N. at Okutama.

Where Sumiko is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sumiko is 3.26 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4100
Provisional designation1988 BF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.6 km (#2,999 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.201
Rotation period6.21 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.71
Orbital period5.22 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.68 – 3.34 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination11.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.70 au

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

Also discovered on 16 January 1988

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