(4917) Yurilvovia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 September 1973 by Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nauchnyj.

Where Yurilvovia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYurilvoviaYurilvovia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yurilvovia is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4917
Provisional designation1973 SC6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.41 km (#6,219 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.142
Rotation period4.18 hours
Spectral typeLd
Absolute magnitude (H)12.96
Orbital period4.54 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.44 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.111
Inclination3.71°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.44 au

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

Also discovered on 28 September 1973

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