(4488) Tokitada Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1987 by Suzuki, K., Urata, T. at Toyota.
Where Tokitada is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tokitada is 1.92 au from the Sun and 1.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4488 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 UK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.50 km (#11,630 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.317 |
| Rotation period | 24.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 4.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.875 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.