(4378) Voigt Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 May 1988 by W. Landgraf at La Silla.

Where Voigt is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Voigt is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4378
Provisional designation1988 JF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.8 km (#4,690 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.351
Rotation period10.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.04
Orbital period4.39 years
Semi-major axis2.68 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 3.33 au
Eccentricity0.242
Inclination11.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

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

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