(4346) Whitney Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 February 1988 by A. J. Noymer at Siding Spring.
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Where Whitney is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Whitney is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4346 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 DS4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,491 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.156 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0941 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.