(4295) Wisse Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Wisse is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsWisseWisse

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wisse is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4295
Provisional designation6032 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.04 km (#6,537 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.100
Absolute magnitude (H)14.32
Orbital period3.84 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination2.33°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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