(4469) Utting Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 August 1978 by Perth Observatory at Bickley.

Where Utting is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Utting is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4469
Provisional designation1978 PS4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.84 km (#10,921 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.227
Rotation period4.40 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.79
Orbital period4.13 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.189
Inclination11.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

Also discovered on 1 August 1978

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