(4783) Wasson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 January 1983 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Wasson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wasson is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4783 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 AH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.21 km (#7,408 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.132 |
| Rotation period | 58.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 16.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 January 1983
- (2864) Soderblom
- (2881) Meiden
- (3614) Tumilty
- (3819) Robinson
- (3872) Akirafujii
- (4147) Lennon
- (5460) Tsenaat'a'i
- (13006) Schwaar