(4621) Tambov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Tambov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tambov is 2.06 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4621 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 QE10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.74 km (#9,313 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.234 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Inclination | 3.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.865 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.