(4105) Tsia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 March 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where Tsia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTsiaTsia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsia is 2.85 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4105
Provisional designation1989 EK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.3 km (#3,598 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.119
Rotation period12.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.83
Orbital period4.44 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.193
Inclination6.37°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

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