(4748) Tokiwagozen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 November 1989 by Suzuki, K., Urata, T. at Toyota.

Where Tokiwagozen is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tokiwagozen is 2.89 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4748
Provisional designation1989 WV
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.9 km (#4,108 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.349
Rotation period39.8 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)11.91
Orbital period4.54 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.59 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.0563
Inclination16.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.57 au

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

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