(4653) Tommaso Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Tommaso is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tommaso is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4653
Provisional designation1976 GJ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.84 km (#6,739 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.262
Rotation period7.42 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.92
Orbital period4.40 years
Semi-major axis2.68 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 3.15 au
Eccentricity0.175
Inclination11.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.22 au

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

Also discovered on 1 April 1976

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