(4266) Waltari Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 December 1940 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
Where Waltari is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Waltari is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4266 |
| Provisional designation | 1940 YE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.6 km (#1,894 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Rotation period | 11.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.06 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 16.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 December 1940
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- (1405) Sibelius
- (1406) Komppa
- (1407) Lindelof
- (1421) Esperanto
- (1424) Sundmania
- (1446) Sillanpaa
- (1447) Utra
- (1448) Lindbladia
- (1449) Virtanen
- (1450) Raimonda
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