(4887) Takihiroi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
A researcher in the department of geological sciences at Brown University, Takahiro (Taki) Hiroi (b. 1960) has worked extensively on linking minor planets and meteorites using reflectance spectroscopy. His extensive database of meteorite spectra is widely used by the scientific community to pursue this endeavor.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takihiroi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takihiroi is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4887 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EV26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.99 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0280 |
| Inclination | 1.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 March 1981
- (2884) Reddish
- (2919) Dali
- (2980) Cameron
- (2981) Chagall
- (2990) Trimberger
- (3000) Leonardo
- (3121) Tamines
- (3122) Florence
- (3207) Spinrad
- (3252) Johnny
- (3304) Pearce
- (3524) Schulz
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- (2780) Monnig
- (2791) Paradise
- (2884) Reddish
- (2919) Dali
- (2980) Cameron
- (2981) Chagall
- (2990) Trimberger
- (3000) Leonardo
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
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