(4765) Wasserburg Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 May 1986 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Wasserburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wasserburg is 1.83 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4765 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 JN1 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.78 km (#17,233 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 1.00 |
| Rotation period | 3.62 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.95 |
| Orbital period | 2.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0601 |
| Inclination | 23.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.876 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.