(4081) Tippett Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Tippett is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tippett is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4081 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 RC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.58 km (#7,032 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.233 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0929 |
| Inclination | 1.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 September 1983
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- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
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