(4588) Wislicenus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1931 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
German astronomer Walter F. Wislicenus (1859-1905) was an ardent observer at the Strasbourg Observatory and derived an accurate value for the rotation period of Mars. He is best known for his editing of the first six volumes (beginning in 1899) of the Astronomischer Jahresbericht. The name was suggested by L. D. Schmadel.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wislicenus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wislicenus is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4588 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 EE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.9 km (#3,422 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.162 |
| Rotation period | 4.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.19 |
| Orbital period | 5.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0982 |
| Inclination | 9.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 13 March 1931
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