(4155) Watanabe Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 October 1987 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.

Where Watanabe is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Watanabe is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4155
Provisional designation1987 UB1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.02 km (#8,896 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.280
Rotation period4.50 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.41
Orbital period3.80 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.242
Inclination6.02°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.844 au

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

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