(4907) Zoser Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Zoser is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsZoserZoser

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zoser is 3.46 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4907
Provisional designation7618 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter21.2 km (#2,066 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0570
Absolute magnitude (H)12.36
Orbital period5.68 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.90 – 3.46 au
Eccentricity0.0875
Inclination5.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.92 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1960

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