(4128) UKSTU Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 January 1988 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.

Where UKSTU is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: UKSTU is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4128
Provisional designation1988 BM5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.54 km (#11,554 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.236
Absolute magnitude (H)14.27
Orbital period4.08 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.19 – 2.92 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination12.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.18 au

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

Also discovered on 28 January 1988

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