(4235) Tatishchev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 September 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Tatishchev is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTatishchevTatishchev

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tatishchev is 3.06 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4235
Provisional designation1978 SL5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.5 km (#4,835 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.255
Rotation period5.07 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.26
Orbital period5.16 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.89 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.0314
Inclination1.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.88 au

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

Also discovered on 27 September 1978

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