(4720) Tottori Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 December 1990 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.

Where Tottori is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTottoriTottori

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tottori is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4720
Provisional designation1990 YG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.05 km (#8,849 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.305
Absolute magnitude (H)13.21
Orbital period3.32 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.90 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination5.87°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.922 au

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

Also discovered on 19 December 1990

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