(4118) Sveta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 October 1982 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Sveta is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSvetaSveta

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sveta is 3.24 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4118
Provisional designation1982 TH3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.2 km (#3,642 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.192
Absolute magnitude (H)12.09
Orbital period5.25 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.109
Inclination8.77°
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 15 October 1982

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