(4611) Vulkaneifel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 1989 by M. Geffert at La Silla.
Where Vulkaneifel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vulkaneifel is 3.05 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4611 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GR6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,438 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.278 |
| Rotation period | 3.76 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 April 1989
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- (5006) Teller
- (6552) Higginson
- (6553) Seehaus
- (6775) Giorgini
- (13028) Klaustschira
- (23457) Beiderbecke
- (118172) Vorgebirge