(4615) Zinner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 September 1923 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Zinner is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsZinnerZinner

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zinner is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4615
Provisional designationA923 RH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.9 km (#4,633 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.248
Absolute magnitude (H)12.31
Orbital period4.19 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 3.03 au
Eccentricity0.165
Inclination14.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 13 September 1923

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