(4497) Taguchi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 1989 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Where Taguchi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taguchi is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4497 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 AE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.83 km (#6,752 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.724 |
| Rotation period | 3.56 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.270 |
| Inclination | 9.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.800 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 January 1989
- (4000) Hipparchus
- (4179) Toutatis
- (4260) Yanai
- (4499) Davidallen
- (4710) Wade
- (5176) Yoichi
- (5374) Hokutosei
- (6708) Bobbievaile
- (7120) Davidgavine
- (7645) Pons
- (9843) Braidwood