(4508) Takatsuki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 March 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Takatsuki is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takatsuki is 2.06 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4508
Provisional designation1990 FG1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.57 km (#11,500 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.325
Absolute magnitude (H)13.72
Orbital period3.25 years
Semi-major axis2.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.38 au
Eccentricity0.0841
Inclination1.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.999 au

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

Also discovered on 27 March 1990

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