(4896) Tomoegozen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 December 1986 by Niijima, T., Urata, T. at Ojima.
Where Tomoegozen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomoegozen is 3.58 au from the Sun and 4.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4896 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 YA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 28.8 km (#1,436 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.136 |
| Rotation period | 8.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.74 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 16.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.