(4932) Texstapa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 March 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.

Where Texstapa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Texstapa is 3.06 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4932
Provisional designation1984 EA1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter25.6 km (#1,648 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0510
Absolute magnitude (H)12.09
Orbital period5.49 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.06 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.0168
Inclination12.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.09 au

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

Also discovered on 9 March 1984

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