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List of minor planets: 4001–5000
View on WikipediaThe following is a partial list of minor planets, running from minor-planet number 4001 through 5000, inclusive. The primary data for this and other partial lists is based on JPL's "Small-Body Orbital Elements"[1] and data available from the Minor Planet Center.[2][3] Critical list information is also provided by the MPC,[2][3] unless otherwise specified from Lowell Observatory.[4] A detailed description of the table's columns and additional sources are given on the main page including a complete list of every page in this series, and a statistical break-up on the dynamical classification of minor planets.
Also see the summary list of all named bodies in numerical and alphabetical order, and the corresponding naming citations for the number range of this particular list. New namings may only be added to this list after official publication, as the preannouncement of names is condemned by the Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union.
| Near-Earth obj. | MBA (inner) | MBA (outer) | Centaur |
| Mars-crosser | MBA (middle) | Jupiter trojan | Trans-Neptunian obj. |
| Unclassified | |||
4001–4100
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| Designation | Discovery | Properties | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | Provisional | Citation | Date | Site | Discoverer(s) | Category | Diam. | |
| 4001 Ptolemaeus | 1949 PV | Ptolemaeus | August 2, 1949 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | FLO | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4002 Shinagawa | 1950 JB | Shinagawa | May 14, 1950 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | slow | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4003 Schumann | 1964 ED | Schumann | March 8, 1964 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | · | 36 km (22 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4004 Listʹev | 1971 SN1 | Listʹev | September 16, 1971 | Nauchnij | Crimean Astrophysical Obs. | MEL | 25 km (16 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4005 Dyagilev | 1972 TC2 | Dyagilev | October 8, 1972 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | V | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4006 Sandler | 1972 YR | Sandler | December 29, 1972 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4007 Euryalos | 1973 SR | Euryalos | September 19, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | L4 | 46 km (29 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4008 Corbin | 1977 BY | Corbin | January 22, 1977 | El Leoncito | Félix Aguilar Obs. | · | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4009 Drobyshevskij | 1977 EN1 | Drobyshevskij | March 13, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | THM | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4010 Nikolʹskij | 1977 QJ2 | Nikolʹskij | August 21, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4011 Bakharev | 1978 SC6 | Bakharev | September 28, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4012 Geballe | 1978 VK9 | Geballe | November 7, 1978 | Palomar | E. F. Helin, S. J. Bus | FLO | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4013 Ogiria | 1979 OM15 | Ogiria | July 21, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | THM · |
16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4014 Heizman | 1979 SG10 | Heizman | September 28, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 37 km (23 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4015 Wilson-Harrington | 1979 VA | Wilson-Harrington | November 15, 1979 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | APO +1 km (0.62 mi) · PHA · Comet (107P) |
4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4016 Sambre | 1979 XK | Sambre | December 15, 1979 | La Silla | H. Debehogne, E. R. Netto | · | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4017 Disneya | 1980 DL5 | Disneya | February 21, 1980 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4018 Bratislava | 1980 YM | Bratislava | December 30, 1980 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4019 Klavetter | 1981 EK14 | Klavetter | March 1, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4020 Dominique | 1981 ET38 | Dominique | March 1, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4021 Dancey | 1981 QD2 | Dancey | August 30, 1981 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | NYS | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4022 Nonna | 1981 TL4 | Nonna | October 8, 1981 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | V | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4023 Jarník | 1981 UN | Jarník | October 25, 1981 | Kleť | L. Brožek | · | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4024 Ronan | 1981 WQ | Ronan | November 24, 1981 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | slow | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4025 Ridley | 1981 WU | Ridley | November 24, 1981 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | NYS | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4026 Beet | 1982 BU1 | Beet | January 30, 1982 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | NYS | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4027 Mitton | 1982 DN | Mitton | February 21, 1982 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | NYS | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4028 Pancratz | 1982 DV2 | Pancratz | February 18, 1982 | Socorro | L. G. Taff | · | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4029 Bridges | 1982 KC1 | Bridges | May 24, 1982 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker, S. J. Bus | moon | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4030 Archenhold | 1984 EO1 | Archenhold | March 2, 1984 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | moon | 7.0 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4031 Mueller | 1985 CL | Mueller | February 12, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | H · |
3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4032 Chaplygin | 1985 UT4 | Chaplygin | October 22, 1985 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | · | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4033 Yatsugatake | 1986 FA | Yatsugatake | March 16, 1986 | Kobuchizawa | M. Inoue, O. Muramatsu | FLO | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4034 Vishnu | 1986 PA | Vishnu | August 2, 1986 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | APO · PHA | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4035 Thestor | 1986 WD | Thestor | November 22, 1986 | Toyota | K. Suzuki, T. Urata | L4 | 69 km (43 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4036 Whitehouse | 1987 DW5 | Whitehouse | February 21, 1987 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | HNA | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4037 Ikeya | 1987 EC | Ikeya | March 2, 1987 | Toyota | K. Suzuki, T. Urata | · | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4038 Kristina | 1987 QH2 | Kristina | August 21, 1987 | La Silla | E. W. Elst | V | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4039 Souseki | 1987 SH | Souseki | September 17, 1987 | Geisei | T. Seki | · | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4040 Purcell | 1987 SN1 | Purcell | September 21, 1987 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4041 Miyamotoyohko | 1988 DN1 | Miyamotoyohko | February 19, 1988 | Chiyoda | T. Kojima | EOS | 26 km (16 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4042 Okhotsk | 1989 AT1 | Okhotsk | January 15, 1989 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | NYS · |
8.6 km (5.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4043 Perolof | 1175 T-3 | Perolof | October 17, 1977 | Palomar | PLS | · | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4044 Erikhøg | 5142 T-3 | Erikhøg | October 16, 1977 | Palomar | PLS | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4045 Lowengrub | 1953 RG | Lowengrub | September 9, 1953 | Brooklyn | Indiana University | ALA | 31 km (19 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4046 Swain | 1953 TV | Swain | October 7, 1953 | Brooklyn | Indiana University | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4047 Chang'E | 1964 TT2 | Chang'E | October 8, 1964 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | · | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4048 Samwestfall | 1964 UC | Samwestfall | October 30, 1964 | Brooklyn | Indiana University | · | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4049 Noragalʹ | 1973 QD2 | Noragalʹ | August 31, 1973 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | · | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4050 Mebailey | 1976 SF | Mebailey | September 20, 1976 | Kvistaberg | C.-I. Lagerkvist, H. Rickman | · | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4051 Hatanaka | 1978 VP | Hatanaka | November 1, 1978 | Caussols | K. Tomita | AGN | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4052 Crovisier | 1981 DP2 | Crovisier | February 28, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | EOS | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4053 Cherkasov | 1981 TQ1 | Cherkasov | October 2, 1981 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | · | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4054 Turnov | 1983 TL | Turnov | October 5, 1983 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4055 Magellan | 1985 DO2 | Magellan | February 24, 1985 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | AMO +1 km (0.62 mi) |
2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4056 Timwarner | 1985 FZ1 | Timwarner | March 22, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4057 Demophon | 1985 TQ | Demophon | October 15, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | L4 | 46 km (29 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4058 Cecilgreen | 1986 JV | Cecilgreen | May 4, 1986 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | EOS | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4059 Balder | 1987 SB5 | Balder | September 29, 1987 | Brorfelde | P. Jensen | EOS · |
17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4060 Deipylos | 1987 YT1 | Deipylos | December 17, 1987 | La Silla | E. W. Elst, G. Pizarro | L4 | 84 km (52 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4061 Martelli | 1988 FF3 | Martelli | March 19, 1988 | La Silla | W. Ferreri | THM | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4062 Schiaparelli | 1989 BF | Schiaparelli | January 28, 1989 | Bologna | San Vittore Obs. | FLO | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4063 Euforbo | 1989 CG2 | Euforbo | February 1, 1989 | Bologna | San Vittore Obs. | L4 | 96 km (60 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4064 Marjorie | 2126 P-L | Marjorie | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4065 Meinel | 2820 P-L | Meinel | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | FLO | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4066 Haapavesi | 1940 RG | Haapavesi | September 7, 1940 | Turku | H. Alikoski | FLO | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4067 Mikhelʹson | 1966 TP | Mikhelʹson | October 11, 1966 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | RAF | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4068 Menestheus | 1973 SW | Menestheus | September 19, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | L4 | 68 km (42 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4069 Blakee | 1978 VL7 | Blakee | November 7, 1978 | Palomar | E. F. Helin, S. J. Bus | · | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4070 Rozov | 1980 RS2 | Rozov | September 8, 1980 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | FLO | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4071 Rostovdon | 1981 RD2 | Rostovdon | September 7, 1981 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 26 km (16 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4072 Yayoi | 1981 UJ4 | Yayoi | October 30, 1981 | Kiso | H. Kosai, K. Furukawa | · | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4073 Ruianzhongxue | 1981 UE10 | Ruianzhongxue | October 23, 1981 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | THM | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4074 Sharkov | 1981 UN11 | Sharkov | October 22, 1981 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | EOS | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4075 Sviridov | 1982 TL1 | Sviridov | October 14, 1982 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4076 Dörffel | 1982 UF4 | Dörffel | October 19, 1982 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | KOR | 9.0 km (5.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4077 Asuka | 1982 XV1 | Asuka | December 13, 1982 | Kiso | H. Kosai, K. Furukawa | EOS | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4078 Polakis | 1983 AC | Polakis | January 9, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | B. A. Skiff | EOS | 20 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4079 Britten | 1983 CS | Britten | February 15, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | THM | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4080 Galinskij | 1983 PW | Galinskij | August 4, 1983 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | FLO | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4081 Tippett | 1983 RC2 | Tippett | September 14, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4082 Swann | 1984 SW3 | Swann | September 27, 1984 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4083 Jody | 1985 CV | Jody | February 12, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4084 Hollis | 1985 GM | Hollis | April 14, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | KOR | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4085 Weir | 1985 JR | Weir | May 13, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | EUN | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4086 Podalirius | 1985 VK2 | Podalirius | November 9, 1985 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | L4 | 85 km (53 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4087 Pärt | 1986 EM1 | Pärt | March 5, 1986 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4088 Baggesen | 1986 GG | Baggesen | April 3, 1986 | Brorfelde | P. Jensen | · | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4089 Galbraith | 1986 JG | Galbraith | May 2, 1986 | Palomar | Palomar Obs. | · | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4090 Říšehvězd | 1986 RH1 | Říšehvězd | September 2, 1986 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | NYS | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4091 Lowe | 1986 TL2 | Lowe | October 7, 1986 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 23 km (14 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4092 Tyr | 1986 TJ4 | Tyr | October 8, 1986 | Brorfelde | P. Jensen | moon | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4093 Bennett | 1986 VD | Bennett | November 4, 1986 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | · | 25 km (16 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4094 Aoshima | 1987 QC | Aoshima | August 26, 1987 | Shizuoka | M. Kizawa, W. Kakei | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4095 Ishizuchisan | 1987 SG | Ishizuchisan | September 16, 1987 | Geisei | T. Seki | · | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4096 Kushiro | 1987 VC | Kushiro | November 15, 1987 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | GEF | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4097 Tsurugisan | 1987 WW | Tsurugisan | November 18, 1987 | Geisei | T. Seki | · | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4098 Thraen | 1987 WQ1 | Thraen | November 26, 1987 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | THM | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4099 Wiggins | 1988 AB5 | Wiggins | January 13, 1988 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | MAR | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4100 Sumiko | 1988 BF | Sumiko | January 16, 1988 | Okutama | T. Hioki, N. Kawasato | EOS | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
4101–4200
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| Designation | Discovery | Properties | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | Provisional | Citation | Date | Site | Discoverer(s) | Category | Diam. | |
| 4101 Ruikou | 1988 CE | Ruikou | February 8, 1988 | Geisei | T. Seki | · | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4102 Gergana | 1988 TE3 | Gergana | October 15, 1988 | Smolyan | V. G. Ivanova | EOS | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4103 Chahine | 1989 EB | Chahine | March 4, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4104 Alu | 1989 ED | Alu | March 5, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | MAR | 8.6 km (5.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4105 Tsia | 1989 EK | Tsia | March 5, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4106 Nada | 1989 EW | Nada | March 6, 1989 | Minami-Oda | T. Nomura, K. Kawanishi | · | 21 km (13 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4107 Rufino | 1989 GT | Rufino | April 7, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4108 Rakos | 3439 T-3 | Rakos | October 16, 1977 | Palomar | PLS | MIS | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4109 Anokhin | 1969 OW | Anokhin | July 17, 1969 | Nauchnij | B. A. Burnasheva | · | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4110 Keats | 1977 CZ | Keats | February 13, 1977 | Palomar | E. Bowell | · | 23 km (14 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4111 Lamy | 1981 EN12 | Lamy | March 1, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4112 Hrabal | 1981 ST | Hrabal | September 25, 1981 | Kleť | M. Mahrová | · | 46 km (29 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4113 Rascana | 1982 BQ | Rascana | January 18, 1982 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | FLO | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4114 Jasnorzewska | 1982 QB1 | Jasnorzewska | August 19, 1982 | Kleť | Z. Vávrová | · | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4115 Peternorton | 1982 QS3 | Peternorton | August 29, 1982 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | EOS | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4116 Elachi | 1982 SU | Elachi | September 20, 1982 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | H | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4117 Wilke | 1982 SU3 | Wilke | September 24, 1982 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | · | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4118 Sveta | 1982 TH3 | Sveta | October 15, 1982 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | EOS | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4119 Miles | 1983 BE | Miles | January 16, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | ITH | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4120 Denoyelle | 1985 RS4 | Denoyelle | September 14, 1985 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4121 Carlin | 1986 JH | Carlin | May 2, 1986 | Palomar | INAS | PHO | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4122 Ferrari | 1986 OA | Ferrari | July 28, 1986 | Bologna | San Vittore Obs. | · | 8.9 km (5.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4123 Tarsila | 1986 QP1 | Tarsila | August 27, 1986 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | KOR | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4124 Herriot | 1986 SE | Herriot | September 29, 1986 | Kleť | Z. Vávrová | HOF | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4125 Lew Allen | 1987 MO | Lew Allen | June 28, 1987 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | H | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4126 Mashu | 1988 BU | Mashu | January 19, 1988 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | THM | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4127 Kyogoku | 1988 BA2 | Kyogoku | January 25, 1988 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4128 UKSTU | 1988 BM5 | UKSTU | January 28, 1988 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | EUN | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4129 Richelen | 1988 DM | Richelen | February 22, 1988 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | · | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4130 Ramanujan | 1988 DQ1 | Ramanujan | February 17, 1988 | Kavalur | R. Rajamohan | EOS | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4131 Stasik | 1988 DR4 | Stasik | February 23, 1988 | Siding Spring | A. J. Noymer | · | 29 km (18 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4132 Bartók | 1988 EH | Bartók | March 12, 1988 | Palomar | J. Alu | · | 9.7 km (6.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4133 Heureka | 1942 DB | Heureka | February 17, 1942 | Turku | L. Oterma | EUN | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4134 Schütz | 1961 CR | Schütz | February 15, 1961 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | FLO | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4135 Svetlanov | 1966 PG | Svetlanov | August 14, 1966 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh, T. M. Smirnova | DOR | 24 km (15 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4136 Artmane | 1968 FJ | Artmane | March 28, 1968 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | NYS | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4137 Crabtree | 1970 WC | Crabtree | November 24, 1970 | Hamburg-Bergedorf | L. Kohoutek | · | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4138 Kalchas | 1973 SM | Kalchas | September 19, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | L4 | 46 km (29 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4139 Ulʹyanin | 1975 VE2 | Ulʹyanin | November 2, 1975 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | THM | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4140 Branham | 1976 VA | Branham | November 11, 1976 | El Leoncito | Félix Aguilar Obs. | · | 34 km (21 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4141 Nintanlena | 1978 PG3 | Nintanlena | August 8, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4142 Dersu-Uzala | 1981 KE | Dersu-Uzala | May 28, 1981 | Kleť | Z. Vávrová | H · slow | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4143 Huziak | 1981 QN1 | Huziak | August 29, 1981 | Socorro | L. G. Taff | THM | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4144 Vladvasilʹev | 1981 SW6 | Vladvasilʹev | September 28, 1981 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | · | 32 km (20 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4145 Maximova | 1981 SJ7 | Maximova | September 29, 1981 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | FLO | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4146 Rudolfinum | 1982 DD2 | Rudolfinum | February 16, 1982 | Kleť | L. Brožek | FLO | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4147 Lennon | 1983 AY | Lennon | January 12, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | B. A. Skiff | V · slow? | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4148 McCartney | 1983 NT | McCartney | July 11, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | FLO | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4149 Harrison | 1984 EZ | Harrison | March 9, 1984 | Anderson Mesa | B. A. Skiff | EUN · |
10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4150 Starr | 1984 QC1 | Starr | August 31, 1984 | Anderson Mesa | B. A. Skiff | · | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4151 Alanhale | 1985 HV1 | Alanhale | April 24, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker | · | 20 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4152 Weber | 1985 JF | Weber | May 15, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 20 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4153 Roburnham | 1985 JT1 | Roburnham | May 14, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | THM | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4154 Rumsey | 1985 NE | Rumsey | July 10, 1985 | Lake Tekapo | A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin | · | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4155 Watanabe | 1987 UB1 | Watanabe | October 25, 1987 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4156 Okadanoboru | 1988 BE | Okadanoboru | January 16, 1988 | Chiyoda | T. Kojima | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4157 Izu | 1988 XD2 | Izu | December 11, 1988 | Gekko | Y. Oshima | ADE | 21 km (13 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4158 Santini | 1989 BE | Santini | January 28, 1989 | Bologna | San Vittore Obs. | slow | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4159 Freeman | 1989 GK | Freeman | April 5, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4160 Sabrina-John | 1989 LE | Sabrina-John | June 3, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4161 Amasis | 6627 P-L | Amasis | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4162 SAF | 1940 WA | SAF | November 24, 1940 | Nice | A. Patry | · | 25 km (16 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4163 Saaremaa | 1941 HC | Saaremaa | April 19, 1941 | Turku | L. Oterma | EOS | 20 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4164 Shilov | 1969 UR | Shilov | October 16, 1969 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | EUN | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4165 Didkovskij | 1976 GS3 | Didkovskij | April 1, 1976 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 8.0 km (5.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4166 Pontryagin | 1978 SZ6 | Pontryagin | September 26, 1978 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | · | 8.0 km (5.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4167 Riemann | 1978 TQ7 | Riemann | October 2, 1978 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | MAR | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4168 Millan | 1979 EE | Millan | March 6, 1979 | El Leoncito | Félix Aguilar Obs. | MIT | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4169 Celsius | 1980 FO3 | Celsius | March 16, 1980 | La Silla | C.-I. Lagerkvist | · | 37 km (23 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4170 Semmelweis | 1980 PT | Semmelweis | August 6, 1980 | Kleť | Z. Vávrová | EOS | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4171 Carrasco | 1982 FZ1 | Carrasco | March 23, 1982 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | FLO | 4.9 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4172 Rochefort | 1982 FC3 | Rochefort | March 20, 1982 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | NYS | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4173 Thicksten | 1982 KG1 | Thicksten | May 27, 1982 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | NYS | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4174 Pikulia | 1982 SB6 | Pikulia | September 16, 1982 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | THM | 22 km (14 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4175 Billbaum | 1985 GX | Billbaum | April 15, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 8.9 km (5.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4176 Sudek | 1987 DS | Sudek | February 24, 1987 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | THM | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4177 Kohman | 1987 SS1 | Kohman | September 21, 1987 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | 2:1J | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4178 Mimeev | 1988 EO1 | Mimeev | March 13, 1988 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4179 Toutatis | 1989 AC | Toutatis | January 4, 1989 | Caussols | C. Pollas | APO +1 km (0.62 mi) · PHA · slow |
5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4180 Anaxagoras | 6092 P-L | Anaxagoras | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 9.7 km (6.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4181 Kivi | 1938 DK1 | Kivi | February 24, 1938 | Turku | Y. Väisälä | slow | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4182 Mount Locke | 1951 JQ | Mount Locke | May 2, 1951 | Fort Davis | McDonald Obs. | GEF | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4183 Cuno | 1959 LM | Cuno | June 5, 1959 | Bloemfontein | C. Hoffmeister | APO +1 km (0.62 mi) · PHA |
3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4184 Berdyayev | 1969 TJ1 | Berdyayev | October 8, 1969 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4185 Phystech | 1975 ED | Phystech | March 4, 1975 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | · | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4186 Tamashima | 1977 DT1 | Tamashima | February 18, 1977 | Kiso | H. Kosai, K. Furukawa | · | 30 km (19 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4187 Shulnazaria | 1978 GR3 | Shulnazaria | April 11, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | THM | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4188 Kitezh | 1979 HX4 | Kitezh | April 25, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4189 Sayany | 1979 SV9 | Sayany | September 22, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | V | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4190 Kvasnica | 1980 JH | Kvasnica | May 11, 1980 | Kleť | L. Brožek | · | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4191 Assesse | 1980 KH | Assesse | May 22, 1980 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | EUN | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4192 Breysacher | 1981 DH | Breysacher | February 28, 1981 | La Silla | H. Debehogne, G. DeSanctis | THM | 21 km (13 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4193 Salanave | 1981 SM1 | Salanave | September 26, 1981 | Anderson Mesa | B. A. Skiff, N. G. Thomas | THM | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4194 Sweitzer | 1982 RE | Sweitzer | September 15, 1982 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4195 Esambaev | 1982 SK8 | Esambaev | September 19, 1982 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | KOR | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4196 Shuya | 1982 SA13 | Shuya | September 16, 1982 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | 3:2 | 37 km (23 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4197 Morpheus | 1982 TA | Morpheus | October 11, 1982 | Palomar | E. F. Helin, E. M. Shoemaker | APO +1 km (0.62 mi) |
1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4198 Panthera | 1983 CK1 | Panthera | February 11, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | N. G. Thomas | THM | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4199 Andreev | 1983 RX2 | Andreev | September 1, 1983 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4200 Shizukagozen | 1983 WA | Shizukagozen | November 28, 1983 | Karasuyama | Y. Banno, T. Urata | CLO | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
4201–4300
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| Designation | Discovery | Properties | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | Provisional | Citation | Date | Site | Discoverer(s) | Category | Diam. | |
| 4201 Orosz | 1984 JA1 | Orosz | May 3, 1984 | Anderson Mesa | B. A. Skiff | · | 33 km (21 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4202 Minitti | 1985 CB2 | Minitti | February 12, 1985 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 24 km (15 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4203 Brucato | 1985 FD3 | Brucato | March 26, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | BRU | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4204 Barsig | 1985 JG1 | Barsig | May 11, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | FLO | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4205 David Hughes | 1985 YP | David Hughes | December 18, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4206 Verulamium | 1986 QL | Verulamium | August 25, 1986 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | KOR | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4207 Chernova | 1986 RO2 | Chernova | September 5, 1986 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | EOS | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4208 Kiselev | 1986 RQ2 | Kiselev | September 6, 1986 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | URS · |
30 km (19 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4209 Briggs | 1986 TG4 | Briggs | October 4, 1986 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | ALA | 31 km (19 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4210 Isobelthompson | 1987 DY5 | Isobelthompson | February 21, 1987 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | EOS | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4211 Rosniblett | 1987 RT | Rosniblett | September 12, 1987 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | THM | 25 km (16 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4212 Sansyu-Asuke | 1987 SB2 | Sansyu-Asuke | September 28, 1987 | Toyota | K. Suzuki, T. Urata | · | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4213 Njord | 1987 ST4 | Njord | September 25, 1987 | Brorfelde | P. Jensen | · | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4214 Veralynn | 1987 UX4 | Veralynn | October 22, 1987 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | · | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4215 Kamo | 1987 VE1 | Kamo | November 14, 1987 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | V | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4216 Neunkirchen | 1988 AF5 | Neunkirchen | January 14, 1988 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4217 Engelhardt | 1988 BO2 | Engelhardt | January 24, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4218 Demottoni | 1988 BK3 | Demottoni | January 16, 1988 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | FLO | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4219 Nakamura | 1988 DB | Nakamura | February 19, 1988 | Kobuchizawa | M. Inoue, O. Muramatsu | NYS · slow | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4220 Flood | 1988 DN | Flood | February 22, 1988 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | DOR | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4221 Picasso | 1988 EJ | Picasso | March 13, 1988 | Palomar | J. Alu | GER | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4222 Nancita | 1988 EK1 | Nancita | March 13, 1988 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4223 Shikoku | 1988 JM | Shikoku | May 7, 1988 | Geisei | T. Seki | EOS | 23 km (14 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4224 Susa | 1988 KG | Susa | May 19, 1988 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 35 km (22 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4225 Hobart | 1989 BN | Hobart | January 31, 1989 | Okutama | T. Hioki, N. Kawasato | · | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4226 Damiaan | 1989 RE | Damiaan | September 1, 1989 | Haute-Provence | E. W. Elst | · | 33 km (21 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4227 Kaali | 1942 DC | Kaali | February 17, 1942 | Turku | L. Oterma | NYS | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4228 Nemiro | 1968 OC1 | Nemiro | July 25, 1968 | Cerro El Roble | G. A. Plyugin, Yu. A. Belyaev | · | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4229 Plevitskaya | 1971 BK | Plevitskaya | January 22, 1971 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | ERI | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4230 van den Bergh | 1973 ST1 | van den Bergh | September 19, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | SHU · 3:2 | 28 km (17 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4231 Fireman | 1976 WD | Fireman | November 20, 1976 | Harvard Observatory | Harvard Obs. | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4232 Aparicio | 1977 CD | Aparicio | February 13, 1977 | El Leoncito | Félix Aguilar Obs. | H · |
3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4233 Palʹchikov | 1977 RO7 | Palʹchikov | September 11, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4234 Evtushenko | 1978 JT1 | Evtushenko | May 6, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | THM | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4235 Tatishchev | 1978 SL5 | Tatishchev | September 27, 1978 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4236 Lidov | 1979 FV1 | Lidov | March 23, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 33 km (21 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4237 Raushenbakh | 1979 SD4 | Raushenbakh | September 24, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4238 Audrey | 1980 GF | Audrey | April 13, 1980 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4239 Goodman | 1980 OE | Goodman | July 17, 1980 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4240 Grün | 1981 EY20 | Grün | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | KOR | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4241 Pappalardo | 1981 EX46 | Pappalardo | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4242 Brecher | 1981 FQ | Brecher | March 28, 1981 | Harvard Observatory | Harvard Obs. | THM | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4243 Nankivell | 1981 GF1 | Nankivell | April 4, 1981 | Lake Tekapo | A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin | EOS | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4244 Zakharchenko | 1981 TO3 | Zakharchenko | October 7, 1981 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4245 Nairc | 1981 UC10 | Nairc | October 29, 1981 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4246 Telemann | 1982 SY2 | Telemann | September 24, 1982 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | · | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4247 Grahamsmith | 1983 WC | Grahamsmith | November 28, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4248 Ranald | 1984 HX | Ranald | April 23, 1984 | Lake Tekapo | A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin | V | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4249 Křemže | 1984 SC2 | Křemže | September 29, 1984 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4250 Perun | 1984 UG | Perun | October 20, 1984 | Kleť | Z. Vávrová | · | 23 km (14 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4251 Kavasch | 1985 JK1 | Kavasch | May 11, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | NYS | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4252 Godwin | 1985 RG4 | Godwin | September 11, 1985 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4253 Märker | 1985 TN3 | Märker | October 11, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4254 Kamél | 1985 UT3 | Kamél | October 24, 1985 | Kvistaberg | C.-I. Lagerkvist | EUN | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4255 Spacewatch | 1986 GW | Spacewatch | April 4, 1986 | Kitt Peak | Spacewatch | SHU · 3:2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4256 Kagamigawa | 1986 TX | Kagamigawa | October 3, 1986 | Geisei | T. Seki | · | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4257 Ubasti | 1987 QA | Ubasti | August 23, 1987 | Palomar | J. E. Mueller | APO +1 km (0.62 mi) |
2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4258 Ryazanov | 1987 RZ2 | Ryazanov | September 1, 1987 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4259 McCoy | 1988 SB3 | McCoy | September 16, 1988 | Cerro Tololo | S. J. Bus | KOR | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4260 Yanai | 1989 AX | Yanai | January 4, 1989 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | KOR | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4261 Gekko | 1989 BJ | Gekko | January 28, 1989 | Gekko | Y. Oshima | AGN | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4262 DeVorkin | 1989 CO | DeVorkin | February 5, 1989 | Yorii | M. Arai, H. Mori | · | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4263 Abashiri | 1989 RL2 | Abashiri | September 7, 1989 | Kitami | M. Yanai, K. Watanabe | FLO | 9.0 km (5.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4264 Karljosephine | 1989 TB | Karljosephine | October 2, 1989 | Siding Spring | K. F. J. Cwach | · | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4265 Kani | 1989 TX | Kani | October 8, 1989 | Kani | Y. Mizuno, T. Furuta | · | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4266 Waltari | 1940 YE | Waltari | December 28, 1940 | Turku | Y. Väisälä | · | 23 km (14 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4267 Basner | 1971 QP | Basner | August 18, 1971 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | · | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4268 Grebenikov | 1972 TW3 | Grebenikov | October 5, 1972 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | · | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4269 Bogado | 1974 FN | Bogado | March 22, 1974 | Cerro El Roble | C. Torres | FLO | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4270 Juanvictoria | 1975 TJ6 | Juanvictoria | October 1, 1975 | El Leoncito | Félix Aguilar Obs. | · | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4271 Novosibirsk | 1976 GQ6 | Novosibirsk | April 3, 1976 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | EOS | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4272 Entsuji | 1977 EG5 | Entsuji | March 12, 1977 | Kiso | H. Kosai, K. Furukawa | moon | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4273 Dunhuang | 1978 UU1 | Dunhuang | October 29, 1978 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | NYS | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4274 Karamanov | 1980 RZ3 | Karamanov | September 6, 1980 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4275 Bogustafson | 1981 EW14 | Bogustafson | March 1, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4276 Clifford | 1981 XA | Clifford | December 2, 1981 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4277 Holubov | 1982 AF | Holubov | January 15, 1982 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4278 Harvey | 1982 SF | Harvey | September 22, 1982 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | FLO | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4279 De Gasparis | 1982 WB | De Gasparis | November 19, 1982 | Bologna | San Vittore Obs. | ERI | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4280 Simonenko | 1985 PF2 | Simonenko | August 13, 1985 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4281 Pounds | 1985 TE1 | Pounds | October 15, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 9.7 km (6.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4282 Endate | 1987 UQ1 | Endate | October 28, 1987 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4283 Stöffler | 1988 BZ | Stöffler | January 23, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | PHO · slow? | 7.0 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4284 Kaho | 1988 FL3 | Kaho | March 16, 1988 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4285 Hulkower | 1988 NH | Hulkower | July 11, 1988 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4286 Rubtsov | 1988 PU4 | Rubtsov | August 8, 1988 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | KOR | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4287 Třísov | 1989 RU2 | Třísov | September 7, 1989 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | FLO | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4288 Tokyotech | 1989 TQ1 | Tokyotech | October 8, 1989 | Chiyoda | T. Kojima | EUN · moon | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4289 Biwako | 1989 UA2 | Biwako | October 29, 1989 | Dynic | A. Sugie | FLO | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4290 Heisei | 1989 UK3 | Heisei | October 30, 1989 | Geisei | T. Seki | EOS | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4291 Kodaihasu | 1989 VH | Kodaihasu | November 2, 1989 | Yorii | M. Arai, H. Mori | · | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4292 Aoba | 1989 VO | Aoba | November 4, 1989 | Ayashi Station | M. Koishikawa | · | 25 km (16 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4293 Masumi | 1989 VT | Masumi | November 1, 1989 | Gekko | Y. Oshima | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4294 Horatius | 4016 P-L | Horatius | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4295 Wisse | 6032 P-L | Wisse | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 8.0 km (5.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4296 van Woerkom | 1935 SA2 | van Woerkom | September 28, 1935 | Johannesburg | H. van Gent | FLO · moon | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4297 Eichhorn | 1938 HE | Eichhorn | April 19, 1938 | Hamburg-Bergedorf | W. Dieckvoß | FLO | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4298 Jorgenúnez | 1941 WA | Jorgenúnez | November 17, 1941 | Barcelona | I. Pòlit | · | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4299 WIYN | 1952 QX | WIYN | August 28, 1952 | Brooklyn | Indiana University | FLO | 7.9 km (4.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4300 Marg Edmondson | 1955 SG1 | Marg Edmondson | September 18, 1955 | Brooklyn | Indiana University | · | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
4301–4400
[edit]
| Designation | Discovery | Properties | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | Provisional | Citation | Date | Site | Discoverer(s) | Category | Diam. | |
| 4301 Boyden | 1966 PM | Boyden | August 7, 1966 | Bloemfontein | Boyden Obs. | THM | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4302 Markeev | 1968 HP | Markeev | April 22, 1968 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | · | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4303 Savitskij | 1973 SZ3 | Savitskij | September 25, 1973 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | · | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4304 Geichenko | 1973 SW4 | Geichenko | September 27, 1973 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4305 Clapton | 1976 EC | Clapton | March 7, 1976 | Harvard Observatory | Harvard Obs. | · | 7.9 km (4.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4306 Dunaevskij | 1976 SZ5 | Dunaevskij | September 24, 1976 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | THM | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4307 Cherepashchuk | 1976 UK2 | Cherepashchuk | October 26, 1976 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | · | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4308 Magarach | 1978 PL4 | Magarach | August 9, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | EUN | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4309 Marvin | 1978 QC | Marvin | August 30, 1978 | Harvard Observatory | Harvard Obs. | · | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4310 Strömholm | 1978 RJ7 | Strömholm | September 2, 1978 | La Silla | C.-I. Lagerkvist | · | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4311 Zguridi | 1978 SY6 | Zguridi | September 26, 1978 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | V | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4312 Knacke | 1978 WW11 | Knacke | November 29, 1978 | Palomar | S. J. Bus, C. T. Kowal | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4313 Bouchet | 1979 HK1 | Bouchet | April 21, 1979 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4314 Dervan | 1979 ML3 | Dervan | June 25, 1979 | Siding Spring | E. F. Helin, S. J. Bus | · | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4315 Pronik | 1979 SL11 | Pronik | September 24, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 21 km (13 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4316 Babinkova | 1979 TZ1 | Babinkova | October 14, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | KOR | 9.7 km (6.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4317 Garibaldi | 1980 DA1 | Garibaldi | February 19, 1980 | Kleť | Z. Vávrová | HIL · 3:2 | 39 km (24 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4318 Baťa | 1980 DE1 | Baťa | February 21, 1980 | Kleť | Z. Vávrová | · | 26 km (16 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4319 Jackierobinson | 1981 ER14 | Jackierobinson | March 1, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4320 Jarosewich | 1981 EJ17 | Jarosewich | March 1, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4321 Zero | 1981 EH26 | Zero | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4322 Billjackson | 1981 EE37 | Billjackson | March 11, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | FLO | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4323 Hortulus | 1981 QN | Hortulus | August 27, 1981 | Zimmerwald | P. Wild | FLO | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4324 Bickel | 1981 YA1 | Bickel | December 24, 1981 | Socorro | L. G. Taff | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4325 Guest | 1982 HL | Guest | April 18, 1982 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | MRX | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4326 McNally | 1982 HS1 | McNally | April 28, 1982 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4327 Ries | 1982 KB1 | Ries | May 24, 1982 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | slow | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4328 Valina | 1982 SQ2 | Valina | September 18, 1982 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4329 Miró | 1982 SX2 | Miró | September 22, 1982 | Socorro | L. G. Taff | · | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4330 Vivaldi | 1982 UJ3 | Vivaldi | October 19, 1982 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | · | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4331 Hubbard | 1983 HC | Hubbard | April 18, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | N. G. Thomas | · | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4332 Milton | 1983 RC | Milton | September 5, 1983 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4333 Sinton | 1983 RO2 | Sinton | September 4, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4334 Foo | 1983 RO3 | Foo | September 2, 1983 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | THM | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4335 Verona | 1983 VC7 | Verona | November 1, 1983 | Cavriana | Cavriana Obs. | · | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4336 Jasniewicz | 1984 QE1 | Jasniewicz | August 31, 1984 | Anderson Mesa | B. A. Skiff | · | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4337 Arecibo | 1985 GB | Arecibo | April 14, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | THM · moon | 20 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4338 Velez | 1985 PB1 | Velez | August 14, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | FLO | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4339 Almamater | 1985 UK | Almamater | October 20, 1985 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4340 Dence | 1986 JZ | Dence | May 4, 1986 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4341 Poseidon | 1987 KF | Poseidon | May 29, 1987 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | APO +1 km (0.62 mi) |
3.2 km (2.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4342 Freud | 1987 QO9 | Freud | August 21, 1987 | La Silla | E. W. Elst | · | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4343 Tetsuya | 1988 AC | Tetsuya | January 10, 1988 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | DOR | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4344 Buxtehude | 1988 CR1 | Buxtehude | February 11, 1988 | La Silla | E. W. Elst | THM | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4345 Rachmaninoff | 1988 CM2 | Rachmaninoff | February 11, 1988 | La Silla | E. W. Elst | KOR | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4346 Whitney | 1988 DS4 | Whitney | February 23, 1988 | Siding Spring | A. J. Noymer | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4347 Reger | 1988 PK2 | Reger | August 13, 1988 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | · | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4348 Poulydamas | 1988 RU | Poulydamas | September 11, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L5 | 82 km (51 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4349 Tibúrcio | 1989 LX | Tibúrcio | June 5, 1989 | La Silla | W. Landgraf | · | 28 km (17 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4350 Shibecha | 1989 UG1 | Shibecha | October 26, 1989 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | JUN | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4351 Nobuhisa | 1989 UR1 | Nobuhisa | October 28, 1989 | Kani | Y. Mizuno, T. Furuta | KOR | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4352 Kyoto | 1989 UW1 | Kyoto | October 29, 1989 | Dynic | A. Sugie | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4353 Onizaki | 1989 WK1 | Onizaki | November 25, 1989 | Kani | Y. Mizuno, T. Furuta | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4354 Euclides | 2142 P-L | Euclides | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | DOR | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4355 Memphis | 3524 P-L | Memphis | October 17, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4356 Marathon | 9522 P-L | Marathon | October 17, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | DOR | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4357 Korinthos | 2069 T-2 | Korinthos | September 29, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | EOS | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4358 Lynn | A909 TF | Lynn | October 5, 1909 | Greenwich | P. H. Cowell | EUN | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4359 Berlage | 1935 TG | Berlage | September 28, 1935 | Johannesburg | H. van Gent | · | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4360 Xuyi | 1964 TG2 | Xuyi | October 9, 1964 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4361 Nezhdanova | 1977 TG7 | Nezhdanova | October 9, 1977 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | THM | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4362 Carlisle | 1978 PR4 | Carlisle | August 1, 1978 | Bickley | Perth Obs. | FLO · moon | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4363 Sergej | 1978 TU7 | Sergej | October 2, 1978 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | · | 4.9 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4364 Shkodrov | 1978 VV5 | Shkodrov | November 7, 1978 | Palomar | E. F. Helin, S. J. Bus | · | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4365 Ivanova | 1978 VH8 | Ivanova | November 7, 1978 | Palomar | E. F. Helin, S. J. Bus | KOR | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4366 Venikagan | 1979 YV8 | Venikagan | December 24, 1979 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | THM | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4367 Meech | 1981 EE43 | Meech | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4368 Pillmore | 1981 JC2 | Pillmore | May 5, 1981 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | ALA | 22 km (14 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4369 Seifert | 1982 OR | Seifert | July 30, 1982 | Kleť | L. Brožek | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4370 Dickens | 1982 SL | Dickens | September 22, 1982 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4371 Fyodorov | 1983 GC2 | Fyodorov | April 10, 1983 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4372 Quincy | 1984 TB | Quincy | October 3, 1984 | Harvard Observatory | Oak Ridge Observatory | KOR | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4373 Crespo | 1985 PB | Crespo | August 14, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4374 Tadamori | 1987 BJ | Tadamori | January 31, 1987 | Toyota | K. Suzuki, T. Urata | · | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4375 Kiyomori | 1987 DQ | Kiyomori | February 28, 1987 | Ojima | T. Niijima, T. Urata | FLO | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4376 Shigemori | 1987 FA | Shigemori | March 20, 1987 | Ojima | T. Niijima, T. Urata | · | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4377 Koremori | 1987 GD | Koremori | April 4, 1987 | Ojima | T. Niijima, T. Urata | · | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4378 Voigt | 1988 JF | Voigt | May 14, 1988 | La Silla | W. Landgraf | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4379 Snelling | 1988 PT1 | Snelling | August 13, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker | ALA | 20 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4380 Geyer | 1988 PB2 | Geyer | August 14, 1988 | Haute-Provence | E. W. Elst | · | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4381 Uenohara | 1989 WD1 | Uenohara | November 22, 1989 | Uenohara | N. Kawasato | · | 20 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4382 Stravinsky | 1989 WQ3 | Stravinsky | November 29, 1989 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | · | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4383 Suruga | 1989 XP | Suruga | December 1, 1989 | Gekko | Y. Oshima | moon | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4384 Henrybuhl | 1990 AA | Henrybuhl | January 3, 1990 | Okutama | T. Hioki, S. Hayakawa | · | 8.6 km (5.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4385 Elsässer | 2534 P-L | Elsässer | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | THM | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4386 Lüst | 6829 P-L | Lüst | September 26, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4387 Tanaka | 4829 T-2 | Tanaka | September 19, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | · | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4388 Jürgenstock | 1964 VE | Jürgenstock | November 3, 1964 | Brooklyn | Indiana University | PHO | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4389 Durbin | 1976 GL3 | Durbin | April 1, 1976 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | KOR | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4390 Madreteresa | 1976 GO8 | Madreteresa | April 5, 1976 | El Leoncito | Félix Aguilar Obs. | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4391 Balodis | 1977 QW2 | Balodis | August 21, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4392 Agita | 1978 RX5 | Agita | September 13, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4393 Dawe | 1978 VP8 | Dawe | November 7, 1978 | Palomar | E. F. Helin, S. J. Bus | THM | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4394 Fritzheide | 1981 EB19 | Fritzheide | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4395 Danbritt | 1981 EH41 | Danbritt | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | EOS | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4396 Gressmann | 1981 JH | Gressmann | May 3, 1981 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4397 Jalopez | 1981 JS1 | Jalopez | May 9, 1981 | El Leoncito | Félix Aguilar Obs. | FLO | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4398 Chiara | 1984 HC2 | Chiara | April 23, 1984 | La Silla | W. Ferreri | · | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4399 Ashizuri | 1984 UA | Ashizuri | October 21, 1984 | Geisei | T. Seki | EUN | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4400 Bagryana | 1985 QH4 | Bagryana | August 24, 1985 | Smolyan | Bulgarian National Obs. | · | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
4401–4500
[edit]
| Designation | Discovery | Properties | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | Provisional | Citation | Date | Site | Discoverer(s) | Category | Diam. | |
| 4401 Aditi | 1985 TB | Aditi | October 14, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | AMO +1 km (0.62 mi) |
1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4402 Tsunemori | 1987 DP | Tsunemori | February 25, 1987 | Ojima | T. Niijima, T. Urata | · | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4403 Kuniharu | 1987 EA | Kuniharu | March 2, 1987 | Gekko | Y. Oshima | · | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4404 Enirac | 1987 GG | Enirac | April 2, 1987 | Palomar | A. Maury | · | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4405 Otava | 1987 QD1 | Otava | August 21, 1987 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4406 Mahler | 1987 YD1 | Mahler | December 22, 1987 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4407 Taihaku | 1988 TF1 | Taihaku | October 13, 1988 | Ayashi Station | M. Koishikawa | WIT | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4408 Zlatá Koruna | 1988 TH2 | Zlatá Koruna | October 4, 1988 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4409 Kissling | 1989 MD | Kissling | June 30, 1989 | Lake Tekapo | A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4410 Kamuimintara | 1989 YA | Kamuimintara | December 17, 1989 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4411 Kochibunkyo | 1990 AF | Kochibunkyo | January 3, 1990 | Geisei | T. Seki | · | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4412 Chephren | 2535 P-L | Chephren | September 26, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | THM | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4413 Mycerinos | 4020 P-L | Mycerinos | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4414 Sesostris | 4153 P-L | Sesostris | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 9.0 km (5.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4415 Echnaton | 4237 P-L | Echnaton | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4416 Ramses | 4530 P-L | Ramses | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4417 Lecar | 1931 GC | Lecar | April 8, 1931 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | GEF | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4418 Fredfranklin | 1931 TR1 | Fredfranklin | October 9, 1931 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | EUN | 7.0 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4419 Allancook | 1932 HD | Allancook | April 24, 1932 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | · | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4420 Alandreev | 1936 PB | Alandreev | August 15, 1936 | Crimea-Simeis | G. N. Neujmin | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4421 Kayor | 1942 AC | Kayor | January 14, 1942 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | · | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4422 Jarre | 1942 UA | Jarre | October 17, 1942 | Algiers | L. Boyer | FLO | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4423 Golden | 1949 GH | Golden | April 4, 1949 | Brooklyn | Indiana University | · | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4424 Arkhipova | 1967 DB | Arkhipova | February 16, 1967 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | · | 24 km (15 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4425 Bilk | 1967 UQ | Bilk | October 30, 1967 | Hamburg-Bergedorf | L. Kohoutek | NYS | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4426 Roerich | 1969 TB6 | Roerich | October 15, 1969 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4427 Burnashev | 1971 QP1 | Burnashev | August 30, 1971 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | EOS | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4428 Khotinok | 1977 SN | Khotinok | September 18, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4429 Chinmoy | 1978 RJ2 | Chinmoy | September 12, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | NYS | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4430 Govorukhin | 1978 SX6 | Govorukhin | September 26, 1978 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | JLI | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4431 Holeungholee | 1978 WU14 | Holeungholee | November 28, 1978 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | · | 24 km (15 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4432 McGraw-Hill | 1981 ER22 | McGraw-Hill | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 3.0 km (1.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4433 Goldstone | 1981 QP | Goldstone | August 30, 1981 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4434 Nikulin | 1981 RD5 | Nikulin | September 8, 1981 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | · | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4435 Holt | 1983 AG2 | Holt | January 13, 1983 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | moon | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4436 Ortizmoreno | 1983 EX | Ortizmoreno | March 9, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Barr | URS | 31 km (19 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4437 Yaroshenko | 1983 GA2 | Yaroshenko | April 10, 1983 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4438 Sykes | 1983 WR | Sykes | November 29, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 27 km (17 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4439 Muroto | 1984 VA | Muroto | November 2, 1984 | Geisei | T. Seki | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4440 Tchantchès | 1984 YV | Tchantchès | December 23, 1984 | Haute-Provence | F. Dossin | H · moon | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4441 Toshie | 1985 BB | Toshie | January 26, 1985 | Geisei | T. Seki | · | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4442 Garcia | 1985 RB1 | Garcia | September 14, 1985 | Kitt Peak | Spacewatch | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4443 Paulet | 1985 RD4 | Paulet | September 10, 1985 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4444 Escher | 1985 SA | Escher | September 16, 1985 | La Silla | H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen, L. Hansen, P. R. Christensen | V | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4445 Jimstratton | 1985 TC | Jimstratton | October 15, 1985 | Toyota | K. Suzuki, T. Urata | · | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4446 Carolyn | 1985 TT | Carolyn | October 15, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | 3:2 | 29 km (18 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4447 Kirov | 1985 VE1 | Kirov | November 7, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | KOR | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4448 Phildavis | 1986 EO | Phildavis | March 5, 1986 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4449 Sobinov | 1987 RX3 | Sobinov | September 3, 1987 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 30 km (19 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4450 Pan | 1987 SY | Pan | September 25, 1987 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker | APO +1 km (0.62 mi) · PHA |
1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4451 Grieve | 1988 JJ | Grieve | May 9, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4452 Ullacharles | 1988 RN | Ullacharles | September 7, 1988 | Brorfelde | P. Jensen | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4453 Bornholm | 1988 VC | Bornholm | November 3, 1988 | Brorfelde | P. Jensen | EOS | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4454 Kumiko | 1988 VW | Kumiko | November 2, 1988 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4455 Ruriko | 1988 XA | Ruriko | December 2, 1988 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4456 Mawson | 1989 OG | Mawson | July 27, 1989 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | · | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4457 van Gogh | 1989 RU | van Gogh | September 3, 1989 | Haute-Provence | E. W. Elst | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4458 Oizumi | 1990 BY | Oizumi | January 21, 1990 | Yatsugatake | Y. Kushida, O. Muramatsu | NYS | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4459 Nusamaibashi | 1990 BP2 | Nusamaibashi | January 30, 1990 | Kushiro | M. Matsuyama, K. Watanabe | NYS · slow | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4460 Bihoro | 1990 DS | Bihoro | February 28, 1990 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | · | 39 km (24 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4461 Sayama | 1990 EL | Sayama | March 5, 1990 | Dynic | A. Sugie | BRA | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4462 Vaughan | 1952 HJ2 | Vaughan | April 24, 1952 | Fort Davis | McDonald Obs. | THM | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4463 Marschwarzschild | 1954 UO2 | Marschwarzschild | October 28, 1954 | Brooklyn | Indiana University | THM | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4464 Vulcano | 1966 TE | Vulcano | October 11, 1966 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | H | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4465 Rodita | 1969 TD5 | Rodita | October 14, 1969 | Nauchnij | B. A. Burnasheva | NYS · |
10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4466 Abai | 1971 SX1 | Abai | September 23, 1971 | Nauchnij | Crimean Astrophysical Obs. | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4467 Kaidanovskij | 1975 VN2 | Kaidanovskij | November 2, 1975 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | EUN · |
13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4468 Pogrebetskij | 1976 SZ3 | Pogrebetskij | September 24, 1976 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4469 Utting | 1978 PS4 | Utting | August 1, 1978 | Bickley | Perth Obs. | · | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4470 Sergeev-Censkij | 1978 QP1 | Sergeev-Censkij | August 31, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | THM | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4471 Graculus | 1978 VB | Graculus | November 8, 1978 | Zimmerwald | P. Wild | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4472 Navashin | 1980 TY14 | Navashin | October 15, 1980 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | FLO | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4473 Sears | 1981 DE2 | Sears | February 28, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | EOS | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4474 Proust | 1981 QZ2 | Proust | August 24, 1981 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | THM | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4475 Voitkevich | 1982 UQ5 | Voitkevich | October 20, 1982 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4476 Bernstein | 1983 DE | Bernstein | February 19, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | NYS | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4477 Kelley | 1983 SB | Kelley | September 28, 1983 | Smolyan | Bulgarian National Obs. | · | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4478 Blanco | 1984 HG1 | Blanco | April 23, 1984 | La Silla | W. Ferreri, V. Zappalà | FLO | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4479 Charlieparker | 1985 CP1 | Charlieparker | February 10, 1985 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | MRX | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4480 Nikitibotania | 1985 QM4 | Nikitibotania | August 24, 1985 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | NYS · |
9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4481 Herbelin | 1985 RR | Herbelin | September 14, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4482 Frèrebasile | 1986 RB | Frèrebasile | September 1, 1986 | Palomar | A. Maury | PHO | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4483 Petöfi | 1986 RC2 | Petöfi | September 9, 1986 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | H | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4484 Sif | 1987 DD | Sif | February 25, 1987 | Brorfelde | P. Jensen | BRU | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4485 Radonezhskij | 1987 QQ11 | Radonezhskij | August 27, 1987 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | EOS | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4486 Mithra | 1987 SB | Mithra | September 22, 1987 | Smolyan | E. W. Elst, V. G. Shkodrov | APO +1 km (0.62 mi) · PHA |
1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4487 Pocahontas | 1987 UA | Pocahontas | October 17, 1987 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | AMO +1 km (0.62 mi) |
1.2 km (0.75 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4488 Tokitada | 1987 UK | Tokitada | October 21, 1987 | Toyota | K. Suzuki, T. Urata | FLO | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4489 Dracius | 1988 AK | Dracius | January 15, 1988 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | L4 | 77 km (48 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4490 Bambery | 1988 ND | Bambery | July 14, 1988 | Palomar | E. F. Helin, B. Roman | H | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4491 Otaru | 1988 RP | Otaru | September 7, 1988 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | · | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4492 Debussy | 1988 SH | Debussy | September 17, 1988 | Haute-Provence | E. W. Elst | moon | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4493 Naitomitsu | 1988 TG1 | Naitomitsu | October 14, 1988 | Chiyoda | T. Kojima | EOS | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4494 Marimo | 1988 TK1 | Marimo | October 13, 1988 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4495 Dassanowsky | 1988 VS | Dassanowsky | November 6, 1988 | Yorii | M. Arai, H. Mori | 3:2 | 24 km (15 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4496 Kamimachi | 1988 XM1 | Kamimachi | December 9, 1988 | Geisei | T. Seki | AGN | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4497 Taguchi | 1989 AE1 | Taguchi | January 4, 1989 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | · | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4498 Shinkoyama | 1989 AG1 | Shinkoyama | January 5, 1989 | Geisei | T. Seki | EOS | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4499 Davidallen | 1989 AO3 | Davidallen | January 4, 1989 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4500 Pascal | 1989 CL | Pascal | February 3, 1989 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
4501–4600
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| Designation | Discovery | Properties | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | Provisional | Citation | Date | Site | Discoverer(s) | Category | Diam. | |
| 4501 Eurypylos | 1989 CJ3 | Eurypylos | February 4, 1989 | La Silla | E. W. Elst | L4 | 46 km (29 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4502 Elizabethann | 1989 KG | Elizabethann | May 29, 1989 | Palomar | H. E. Holt | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4503 Cleobulus | 1989 WM | Cleobulus | November 28, 1989 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | AMO +1 km (0.62 mi) |
2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4504 Jenkinson | 1989 YO | Jenkinson | December 21, 1989 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | MAR | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4505 Okamura | 1990 DV1 | Okamura | February 20, 1990 | Geisei | T. Seki | EOS | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4506 Hendrie | 1990 FJ | Hendrie | March 24, 1990 | Stakenbridge | B. G. W. Manning | KOR | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4507 Petercollins | 1990 FV | Petercollins | March 19, 1990 | Fujieda | H. Shiozawa, M. Kizawa | KAR | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4508 Takatsuki | 1990 FG1 | Takatsuki | March 27, 1990 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | · | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4509 Gorbatskij | A917 SG | Gorbatskij | September 23, 1917 | Crimea-Simeis | S. Belyavskyj | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4510 Shawna | 1930 XK | Shawna | December 13, 1930 | Flagstaff | C. W. Tombaugh | V | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4511 Rembrandt | 1935 SP1 | Rembrandt | September 28, 1935 | Johannesburg | H. van Gent | PHO | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4512 Sinuhe | 1939 BM | Sinuhe | January 20, 1939 | Turku | Y. Väisälä | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4513 Louvre | 1971 QW1 | Louvre | August 30, 1971 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | EOS | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4514 Vilen | 1972 HX | Vilen | April 19, 1972 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | moon | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4515 Khrennikov | 1973 SD6 | Khrennikov | September 28, 1973 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | NYS | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4516 Pugovkin | 1973 SN6 | Pugovkin | September 28, 1973 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | HOF · |
7.8 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4517 Ralpharvey | 1975 SV | Ralpharvey | September 30, 1975 | Palomar | S. J. Bus | · | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4518 Raikin | 1976 GP3 | Raikin | April 1, 1976 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | V | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4519 Voronezh | 1976 YO4 | Voronezh | December 18, 1976 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4520 Dovzhenko | 1977 QJ3 | Dovzhenko | August 22, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4521 Akimov | 1979 FU2 | Akimov | March 29, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 20 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4522 Britastra | 1980 BM | Britastra | January 22, 1980 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | ADE | 21 km (13 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4523 MIT | 1981 DM1 | MIT | February 28, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | ADE | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4524 Barklajdetolli | 1981 RV4 | Barklajdetolli | September 8, 1981 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | V · slow | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4525 Johnbauer | 1982 JB3 | Johnbauer | May 15, 1982 | Palomar | E. F. Helin, E. M. Shoemaker, P. D. Wilder | MIT | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4526 Konko | 1982 KN1 | Konko | May 22, 1982 | Kiso | H. Kosai, K. Furukawa | EUN | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4527 Schoenberg | 1982 OK | Schoenberg | July 24, 1982 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4528 Berg | 1983 PP | Berg | August 13, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4529 Webern | 1984 ED | Webern | March 1, 1984 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | EOS | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4530 Smoluchowski | 1984 EP | Smoluchowski | March 1, 1984 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | HYG | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4531 Asaro | 1985 FC | Asaro | March 20, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | H | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4532 Copland | 1985 GM1 | Copland | April 15, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | EOS | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4533 Orth | 1986 EL | Orth | March 7, 1986 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | PHO | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4534 Rimskij-Korsakov | 1986 PV4 | Rimskij-Korsakov | August 6, 1986 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4535 Adamcarolla | 1986 QV2 | Adamcarolla | August 28, 1986 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4536 Drewpinsky | 1987 DA6 | Drewpinsky | February 22, 1987 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | FLO | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4537 Valgrirasp | 1987 RR3 | Valgrirasp | September 2, 1987 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | EOS · |
14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4538 Vishyanand | 1988 TP | Vishyanand | October 10, 1988 | Toyota | K. Suzuki | · | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4539 Miyagino | 1988 VU1 | Miyagino | November 8, 1988 | Ayashi Station | M. Koishikawa | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4540 Oriani | 1988 VY1 | Oriani | November 6, 1988 | Bologna | San Vittore Obs. | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4541 Mizuno | 1989 AF | Mizuno | January 1, 1989 | Toyota | K. Suzuki, T. Furuta | moon | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4542 Mossotti | 1989 BO | Mossotti | January 30, 1989 | Bologna | San Vittore Obs. | EOS | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4543 Phoinix | 1989 CQ1 | Phoinix | February 2, 1989 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L4 | 64 km (40 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4544 Xanthus | 1989 FB | Xanthus | March 31, 1989 | Palomar | H. E. Holt, N. G. Thomas | APO +1 km (0.62 mi) |
1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4545 Primolevi | 1989 SB11 | Primolevi | September 28, 1989 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | THM | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4546 Franck | 1990 EW2 | Franck | March 2, 1990 | La Silla | E. W. Elst | V | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4547 Massachusetts | 1990 KP | Massachusetts | May 16, 1990 | JCPM Sapporo | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | · | 33 km (21 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4548 Wielen | 2538 P-L | Wielen | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4549 Burkhardt | 1276 T-2 | Burkhardt | September 29, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | NYS | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4550 Royclarke | 1977 HH1 | Royclarke | April 24, 1977 | Palomar | S. J. Bus | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4551 Cochran | 1979 MC | Cochran | June 28, 1979 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4552 Nabelek | 1980 JC | Nabelek | May 11, 1980 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4553 Doncampbell | 1982 RH | Doncampbell | September 15, 1982 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 9.0 km (5.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4554 Fanynka | 1986 UT | Fanynka | October 28, 1986 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 26 km (16 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4555 Josefapérez | 1987 QL | Josefapérez | August 24, 1987 | Palomar | S. Singer-Brewster | · | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4556 Gumilyov | 1987 QW10 | Gumilyov | August 27, 1987 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4557 Mika | 1987 XD | Mika | December 14, 1987 | Kitami | M. Yanai, K. Watanabe | EOS | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4558 Janesick | 1988 NF | Janesick | July 12, 1988 | Palomar | A. Maury, J. E. Mueller | slow? | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4559 Strauss | 1989 AP6 | Strauss | January 11, 1989 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | EOS | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4560 Klyuchevskij | 1976 YD2 | Klyuchevskij | December 16, 1976 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4561 Lemeshev | 1978 RY5 | Lemeshev | September 13, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4562 Poleungkuk | 1979 UD2 | Poleungkuk | October 21, 1979 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4563 Kahnia | 1980 OG | Kahnia | July 17, 1980 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4564 Clayton | 1981 ET16 | Clayton | March 6, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4565 Grossman | 1981 EZ17 | Grossman | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4566 Chaokuangpiu | 1981 WM4 | Chaokuangpiu | November 27, 1981 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | ITH | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4567 Bečvář | 1982 SO1 | Bečvář | September 17, 1982 | Kleť | M. Mahrová | EUN | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4568 Menkaure | 1983 RY3 | Menkaure | September 2, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | N. G. Thomas | EOS | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4569 Baerbel | 1985 GV1 | Baerbel | April 15, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | MAR | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4570 Runcorn | 1985 PR | Runcorn | August 14, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | FLO | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4571 Grumiaux | 1985 RY3 | Grumiaux | September 8, 1985 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | THM | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4572 Brage | 1986 RF | Brage | September 8, 1986 | Brorfelde | P. Jensen | · | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4573 Piešťany | 1986 TP6 | Piešťany | October 5, 1986 | Piwnice | M. Antal | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4574 Yoshinaka | 1986 YB | Yoshinaka | December 20, 1986 | Ojima | T. Niijima, T. Urata | EOS | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4575 Broman | 1987 ME1 | Broman | June 26, 1987 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | EOS | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4576 Yanotoyohiko | 1988 CC | Yanotoyohiko | February 10, 1988 | Chiyoda | T. Kojima | EOS | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4577 Chikako | 1988 WG | Chikako | November 30, 1988 | Yatsugatake | Y. Kushida, M. Inoue | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4578 Kurashiki | 1988 XL1 | Kurashiki | December 7, 1988 | Geisei | T. Seki | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4579 Puccini | 1989 AT6 | Puccini | January 11, 1989 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | MAS | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4580 Child | 1989 EF | Child | March 4, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | EUN | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4581 Asclepius | 1989 FC | Asclepius | March 31, 1989 | Palomar | H. E. Holt, N. G. Thomas | APO · PHA | 250 m (820 ft) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4582 Hank | 1989 FW | Hank | March 31, 1989 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | ADE | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4583 Lugo | 1989 RL4 | Lugo | September 1, 1989 | Smolyan | Bulgarian National Obs. | · | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4584 Akan | 1990 FA | Akan | March 16, 1990 | Kushiro | M. Matsuyama, K. Watanabe | DOR | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4585 Ainonai | 1990 KQ | Ainonai | May 16, 1990 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | CLO | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4586 Gunvor | 6047 P-L | Gunvor | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4587 Rees | 3239 T-2 | Rees | September 30, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | unusual | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4588 Wislicenus | 1931 EE | Wislicenus | March 13, 1931 | Heidelberg | M. F. Wolf | · | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4589 McDowell | 1933 OB | McDowell | July 24, 1933 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | NYS | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4590 Dimashchegolev | 1968 OG1 | Dimashchegolev | July 25, 1968 | Cerro El Roble | G. A. Plyugin, Yu. A. Belyaev | · | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4591 Bryantsev | 1975 VZ | Bryantsev | November 1, 1975 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | · | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4592 Alkissia | 1979 SQ11 | Alkissia | September 24, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | THM | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4593 Reipurth | 1980 FV1 | Reipurth | March 16, 1980 | La Silla | C.-I. Lagerkvist | EOS | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4594 Dashkova | 1980 KR1 | Dashkova | May 17, 1980 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | FLO | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4595 Prinz | 1981 EZ2 | Prinz | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4596 | 1981 QB | — | August 28, 1981 | Palomar | C. T. Kowal | AMO +1 km (0.62 mi) |
1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4597 Consolmagno | 1983 UA1 | Consolmagno | October 30, 1983 | Palomar | S. J. Bus | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4598 Coradini | 1985 PG1 | Coradini | August 15, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | EOS | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4599 Rowan | 1985 RZ2 | Rowan | September 5, 1985 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4600 Meadows | 1985 RE4 | Meadows | September 10, 1985 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | EOS | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
4601–4700
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| Designation | Discovery | Properties | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | Provisional | Citation | Date | Site | Discoverer(s) | Category | Diam. | |
| 4601 Ludkewycz | 1986 LB | Ludkewycz | June 3, 1986 | Palomar | M. Rudnyk | EUN | 9.0 km (5.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4602 Heudier | 1986 UD3 | Heudier | October 28, 1986 | Caussols | CERGA | EUN | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4603 Bertaud | 1986 WM3 | Bertaud | November 25, 1986 | Caussols | CERGA | JUN | 22 km (14 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4604 Stekarstrom | 1987 SK | Stekarstrom | September 18, 1987 | Toyota | K. Suzuki, T. Urata | · | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4605 Nikitin | 1987 SV17 | Nikitin | September 18, 1987 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4606 Saheki | 1987 UM1 | Saheki | October 27, 1987 | Geisei | T. Seki | · | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4607 Seilandfarm | 1987 WR | Seilandfarm | November 25, 1987 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | moon | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4608 Wodehouse | 1988 BW3 | Wodehouse | January 19, 1988 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4609 Pizarro | 1988 CT3 | Pizarro | February 13, 1988 | La Silla | E. W. Elst | · | 29 km (18 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4610 Kájov | 1989 FO | Kájov | March 26, 1989 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4611 Vulkaneifel | 1989 GR6 | Vulkaneifel | April 5, 1989 | La Silla | M. Geffert | EUN | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4612 Greenstein | 1989 JG | Greenstein | May 2, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4613 Mamoru | 1990 OM | Mamoru | July 22, 1990 | JCPM Sapporo | K. Watanabe | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4614 Masamura | 1990 QN | Masamura | August 21, 1990 | Kani | Y. Mizuno, T. Furuta | FLO | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4615 Zinner | A923 RH | Zinner | September 13, 1923 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4616 Batalov | 1975 BF | Batalov | January 17, 1975 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | THM | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4617 Zadunaisky | 1976 DK | Zadunaisky | February 22, 1976 | El Leoncito | Félix Aguilar Obs. | · | 33 km (21 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4618 Shakhovskoj | 1977 RJ3 | Shakhovskoj | September 12, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | MIT | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4619 Polyakhova | 1977 RB7 | Polyakhova | September 11, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4620 Bickley | 1978 OK | Bickley | July 28, 1978 | Bickley | Perth Obs. | · | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4621 Tambov | 1979 QE10 | Tambov | August 27, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4622 Solovjova | 1979 WE2 | Solovjova | November 16, 1979 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4623 Obraztsova | 1981 UT15 | Obraztsova | October 24, 1981 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | KOR | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4624 Stefani | 1982 FV2 | Stefani | March 23, 1982 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4625 Shchedrin | 1982 UG6 | Shchedrin | October 20, 1982 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4626 Plisetskaya | 1984 YU1 | Plisetskaya | December 23, 1984 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4627 Pinomogavero | 1985 RT2 | Pinomogavero | September 5, 1985 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | KOR | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4628 Laplace | 1986 RU4 | Laplace | September 7, 1986 | Smolyan | E. W. Elst | EUN · |
19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4629 Walford | 1986 TD7 | Walford | October 7, 1986 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | ADE · |
9.7 km (6.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4630 Chaonis | 1987 WA | Chaonis | November 18, 1987 | Chions | J. M. Baur | · | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4631 Yabu | 1987 WE1 | Yabu | November 22, 1987 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | FLO | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4632 Udagawa | 1987 YB | Udagawa | December 17, 1987 | Chiyoda | T. Kojima | FLO | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4633 Marinbica | 1988 AJ5 | Marinbica | January 14, 1988 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4634 Shibuya | 1988 BA | Shibuya | January 16, 1988 | Kobuchizawa | M. Inoue, O. Muramatsu | · | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4635 Rimbaud | 1988 BJ1 | Rimbaud | January 21, 1988 | Haute-Provence | E. W. Elst | slow | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4636 Chile | 1988 CJ5 | Chile | February 13, 1988 | La Silla | E. W. Elst | EUN | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4637 Odorico | 1989 CT | Odorico | February 8, 1989 | Chions | J. M. Baur | NYS | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4638 Estens | 1989 EG | Estens | March 2, 1989 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | · | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4639 Minox | 1989 EK2 | Minox | March 5, 1989 | Geisei | T. Seki | RAF | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4640 Hara | 1989 GA | Hara | April 1, 1989 | Yatsugatake | Y. Kushida, O. Muramatsu | · | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4641 Ayako | 1990 QT3 | Ayako | August 30, 1990 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | · | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4642 Murchie | 1990 QG4 | Murchie | August 23, 1990 | Palomar | H. E. Holt | THM | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4643 Cisneros | 1990 QD6 | Cisneros | August 23, 1990 | Palomar | H. E. Holt | EUT | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4644 Oumu | 1990 SR3 | Oumu | September 16, 1990 | Kitami | A. Takahashi, K. Watanabe | EUN | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4645 Tentaikojo | 1990 SP4 | Tentaikojo | September 16, 1990 | Kitami | T. Fujii, K. Watanabe | · | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4646 Kwee | 4009 P-L | Kwee | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | NYS | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4647 Syuji | 1931 TU1 | Syuji | October 9, 1931 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | · | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4648 Tirion | 1931 UE | Tirion | October 18, 1931 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | KLI | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4649 Sumoto | 1936 YD | Sumoto | December 20, 1936 | Nice | M. Laugier | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4650 Mori | 1950 TF | Mori | October 5, 1950 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | FLO | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4651 Wongkwancheng | 1957 UK1 | Wongkwancheng | October 31, 1957 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | KOR | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4652 Iannini | 1975 QO | Iannini | August 30, 1975 | El Leoncito | Félix Aguilar Obs. | IAN | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4653 Tommaso | 1976 GJ2 | Tommaso | April 1, 1976 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4654 Gorʹkavyj | 1977 RJ6 | Gorʹkavyj | September 11, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | FLO | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4655 Marjoriika | 1978 RS | Marjoriika | September 1, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4656 Huchra | 1978 VZ3 | Huchra | November 7, 1978 | Palomar | E. F. Helin, S. J. Bus | KOR | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4657 Lopez | 1979 SU9 | Lopez | September 22, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | THM | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4658 Gavrilov | 1979 SO11 | Gavrilov | September 24, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | THM | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4659 Roddenberry | 1981 EP20 | Roddenberry | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | NYS | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4660 Nereus | 1982 DB | Nereus | February 28, 1982 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | APO · PHA | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4661 Yebes | 1982 WM | Yebes | November 17, 1982 | Yebes | M. de Pascual | · | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4662 Runk | 1984 HL | Runk | April 19, 1984 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4663 Falta | 1984 SM1 | Falta | September 27, 1984 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 29 km (18 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4664 Hanner | 1985 PJ | Hanner | August 14, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | KOR | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4665 Muinonen | 1985 TZ1 | Muinonen | October 15, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4666 Dietz | 1986 JA1 | Dietz | May 4, 1986 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | moon | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4667 Robbiesh | 1986 VC | Robbiesh | November 4, 1986 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | · | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4668 Rayjay | 1987 DX5 | Rayjay | February 21, 1987 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | EOS | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4669 Høder | 1987 UF1 | Høder | October 27, 1987 | Brorfelde | P. Jensen | FLO | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4670 Yoshinogawa | 1987 YJ | Yoshinogawa | December 19, 1987 | Geisei | T. Seki | FLO | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4671 Drtikol | 1988 AK1 | Drtikol | January 10, 1988 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4672 Takuboku | 1988 HB | Takuboku | April 17, 1988 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 28 km (17 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4673 Bortle | 1988 LF | Bortle | June 8, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4674 Pauling | 1989 JC | Pauling | May 2, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | H · moon | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4675 Ohboke | 1990 SD | Ohboke | September 19, 1990 | Geisei | T. Seki | · | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4676 Uedaseiji | 1990 SD4 | Uedaseiji | September 16, 1990 | Kitami | T. Fujii, K. Watanabe | · | 8.0 km (5.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4677 Hiroshi | 1990 SQ4 | Hiroshi | September 26, 1990 | Kitami | A. Takahashi, K. Watanabe | THM | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4678 Ninian | 1990 SS4 | Ninian | September 24, 1990 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | · | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4679 Sybil | 1990 TR4 | Sybil | October 9, 1990 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4680 Lohrmann | 1937 QC | Lohrmann | August 31, 1937 | Hamburg-Bergedorf | H.-U. Sandig | FLO | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4681 Ermak | 1969 TC2 | Ermak | October 8, 1969 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | EOS | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4682 Bykov | 1973 SO4 | Bykov | September 27, 1973 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4683 Veratar | 1976 GJ1 | Veratar | April 1, 1976 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | THM | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4684 Bendjoya | 1978 GJ | Bendjoya | April 10, 1978 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | V | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4685 Karetnikov | 1978 SP6 | Karetnikov | September 27, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | THM | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4686 Maisica | 1979 SX2 | Maisica | September 22, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4687 Brunsandrej | 1979 SJ11 | Brunsandrej | September 24, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | HYG | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4688 | 1980 WF | — | November 29, 1980 | Palomar | C. T. Kowal | AMO | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4689 Donn | 1980 YB | Donn | December 30, 1980 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | FLO · slow | 6.1 km (3.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4690 Strasbourg | 1983 AJ | Strasbourg | January 9, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | B. A. Skiff | H | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4691 Toyen | 1983 TU | Toyen | October 7, 1983 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | FLO | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4692 SIMBAD | 1983 VM7 | SIMBAD | November 4, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | B. A. Skiff | · | 4.9 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4693 Drummond | 1983 WH | Drummond | November 28, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4694 Festou | 1985 PM | Festou | August 14, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4695 Mediolanum | 1985 RU3 | Mediolanum | September 7, 1985 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | EUN | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4696 Arpigny | 1985 TP | Arpigny | October 15, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | KOR | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4697 Novara | 1986 QO | Novara | August 26, 1986 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | NYS | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4698 Jizera | 1986 RO1 | Jizera | September 4, 1986 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4699 Sootan | 1986 VE | Sootan | November 4, 1986 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | EUN | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4700 Carusi | 1986 VV6 | Carusi | November 6, 1986 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
4701–4800
[edit]
| Designation | Discovery | Properties | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | Provisional | Citation | Date | Site | Discoverer(s) | Category | Diam. | |
| 4701 Milani | 1986 VW6 | Milani | November 6, 1986 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4702 Berounka | 1987 HW | Berounka | April 23, 1987 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | GEF | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4703 Kagoshima | 1988 BL | Kagoshima | January 16, 1988 | Kagoshima | M. Mukai, M. Takeishi | FLO | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4704 Sheena | 1988 BE5 | Sheena | January 28, 1988 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | EUN | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4705 Secchi | 1988 CK | Secchi | February 13, 1988 | Bologna | San Vittore Obs. | · | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4706 Dennisreuter | 1988 DR | Dennisreuter | February 16, 1988 | Kavalur | R. Rajamohan | · | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4707 Khryses | 1988 PY | Khryses | August 13, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L5 | 38 km (24 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4708 Polydoros | 1988 RT | Polydoros | September 11, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L5 | 55 km (34 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4709 Ennomos | 1988 TU2 | Ennomos | October 12, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L5 · ENM | 91 km (57 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4710 Wade | 1989 AX2 | Wade | January 4, 1989 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | FLO | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4711 Kathy | 1989 KD | Kathy | May 31, 1989 | Palomar | H. E. Holt | · | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4712 Iwaizumi | 1989 QE | Iwaizumi | August 25, 1989 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | · | 29 km (18 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4713 Steel | 1989 QL | Steel | August 26, 1989 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | H | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4714 Toyohiro | 1989 SH | Toyohiro | September 29, 1989 | Kitami | T. Fujii, K. Watanabe | EOS | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4715 Medesicaste | 1989 TS1 | Medesicaste | October 9, 1989 | Gekko | Y. Oshima | L5 | 62 km (39 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4716 Urey | 1989 UL5 | Urey | October 30, 1989 | Cerro Tololo | S. J. Bus | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4717 Kaneko | 1989 WX | Kaneko | November 20, 1989 | Kani | Y. Mizuno, T. Furuta | EOS | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4718 Araki | 1990 VP3 | Araki | November 13, 1990 | Kitami | T. Fujii, K. Watanabe | · | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4719 Burnaby | 1990 WT2 | Burnaby | November 21, 1990 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4720 Tottori | 1990 YG | Tottori | December 19, 1990 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | FLO | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4721 Atahualpa | 4239 T-2 | Atahualpa | September 29, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | FLO | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4722 Agelaos | 4271 T-3 | Agelaos | October 16, 1977 | Palomar | PLS | L5 | 50 km (31 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4723 Wolfgangmattig | 1937 TB | Wolfgangmattig | October 11, 1937 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4724 Brocken | 1961 BC | Brocken | January 18, 1961 | Tautenburg Observatory | C. Hoffmeister, J. Schubart | · | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4725 Milone | 1975 YE | Milone | December 31, 1975 | El Leoncito | Félix Aguilar Obs. | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4726 Federer | 1976 SV10 | Federer | September 25, 1976 | Harvard Observatory | Harvard Obs. | HEN | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4727 Ravel | 1979 UD1 | Ravel | October 24, 1979 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | KOR | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4728 Lyapidevskij | 1979 VG | Lyapidevskij | November 11, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4729 Mikhailmilʹ | 1980 RO2 | Mikhailmilʹ | September 8, 1980 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | · | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4730 Xingmingzhou | 1980 XZ | Xingmingzhou | December 7, 1980 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | EOS · |
25 km (16 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4731 Monicagrady | 1981 EE9 | Monicagrady | March 1, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4732 Froeschlé | 1981 JG | Froeschlé | May 3, 1981 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 30 km (19 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4733 ORO | 1982 HB2 | ORO | April 19, 1982 | Harvard Observatory | Oak Ridge Observatory | FLO | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4734 Rameau | 1982 UQ3 | Rameau | October 19, 1982 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | MAS | 3.0 km (1.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4735 Gary | 1983 AN | Gary | January 9, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | V | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4736 Johnwood | 1983 AF2 | Johnwood | January 13, 1983 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | H | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4737 Kiladze | 1985 QO6 | Kiladze | August 24, 1985 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4738 Jimihendrix | 1985 RZ4 | Jimihendrix | September 15, 1985 | Palomar | D. B. Goldstein | EUN | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4739 Tomahrens | 1985 TH1 | Tomahrens | October 15, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 7.0 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4740 Veniamina | 1985 UV4 | Veniamina | October 22, 1985 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4741 Leskov | 1985 VP3 | Leskov | November 10, 1985 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4742 Caliumi | 1986 WG | Caliumi | November 26, 1986 | Bologna | San Vittore Obs. | PHO | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4743 Kikuchi | 1988 DA | Kikuchi | February 16, 1988 | Kitami | T. Fujii, K. Watanabe | FLO | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4744 Rovereto | 1988 RF5 | Rovereto | September 2, 1988 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4745 Nancymarie | 1989 NG1 | Nancymarie | July 9, 1989 | Palomar | H. E. Holt | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4746 Doi | 1989 TP1 | Doi | October 9, 1989 | Kitami | A. Takahashi, K. Watanabe | THM | 22 km (14 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4747 Jujo | 1989 WB | Jujo | November 19, 1989 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | EOS | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4748 Tokiwagozen | 1989 WV | Tokiwagozen | November 20, 1989 | Toyota | K. Suzuki, T. Urata | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4749 Ledzeppelin | 1989 WE1 | Ledzeppelin | November 22, 1989 | Uenohara | N. Kawasato | EOS | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4750 Mukai | 1990 XC1 | Mukai | December 15, 1990 | Kitami | T. Fujii, K. Watanabe | FLO | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4751 Alicemanning | 1991 BG | Alicemanning | January 17, 1991 | Stakenbridge | B. G. W. Manning | · | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4752 Myron | 1309 T-2 | Myron | September 29, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | THM | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4753 Phidias | 4059 T-3 | Phidias | October 16, 1977 | Palomar | PLS | · | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4754 Panthoos | 5010 T-3 | Panthoos | October 16, 1977 | Palomar | PLS | L5 | 53 km (33 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4755 Nicky | 1931 TE4 | Nicky | October 6, 1931 | Flagstaff | C. W. Tombaugh | · | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4756 Asaramas | 1950 HJ | Asaramas | April 21, 1950 | La Plata Observatory | La Plata Obs. | EOS | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4757 Liselotte | 1973 ST | Liselotte | September 19, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | 3:2 | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4758 Hermitage | 1978 SN4 | Hermitage | September 27, 1978 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | THM | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4759 Åretta | 1978 VG10 | Åretta | November 7, 1978 | Palomar | E. F. Helin, S. J. Bus | THM | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4760 Jia-xiang | 1981 GN1 | Jia-xiang | April 1, 1981 | Harvard Observatory | Harvard Obs. | · | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4761 Urrutia | 1981 QC | Urrutia | August 27, 1981 | La Silla | H.-E. Schuster | PHO | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4762 Dobrynya | 1982 SC6 | Dobrynya | September 16, 1982 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4763 Ride | 1983 BM | Ride | January 22, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4764 Joneberhart | 1983 CC | Joneberhart | February 11, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | H | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4765 Wasserburg | 1986 JN1 | Wasserburg | May 5, 1986 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | H · moon | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4766 Malin | 1987 FF1 | Malin | March 28, 1987 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | EUN | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4767 Sutoku | 1987 GC | Sutoku | April 4, 1987 | Ojima | T. Niijima, T. Urata | EUN | 7.9 km (4.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4768 Hartley | 1988 PH1 | Hartley | August 11, 1988 | Siding Spring | A. J. Noymer | · | 34 km (21 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4769 Castalia | 1989 PB | Castalia | August 9, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | APO +1 km (0.62 mi) · PHA |
1.4 km (0.87 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4770 Lane | 1989 PC | Lane | August 9, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4771 Hayashi | 1989 RM2 | Hayashi | September 7, 1989 | Kitami | M. Yanai, K. Watanabe | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4772 Frankdrake | 1989 VM | Frankdrake | November 2, 1989 | Okutama | T. Hioki, N. Kawasato | · | 28 km (17 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4773 Hayakawa | 1989 WF | Hayakawa | November 17, 1989 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | · | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4774 Hobetsu | 1991 CV1 | Hobetsu | February 14, 1991 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | FLO | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4775 Hansen | 1927 TC | Hansen | October 3, 1927 | Heidelberg | M. F. Wolf | · | 4.9 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4776 Luyi | 1975 VD | Luyi | November 3, 1975 | Harvard Observatory | Harvard Obs. | · | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4777 Aksenov | 1976 SM2 | Aksenov | September 24, 1976 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4778 Fuss | 1978 TV8 | Fuss | October 9, 1978 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | THM | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4779 Whitley | 1978 XQ | Whitley | December 6, 1978 | Palomar | E. Bowell, A. Warnock | THM | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4780 Polina | 1979 HE5 | Polina | April 25, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4781 Sládkovič | 1980 TP | Sládkovič | October 3, 1980 | Kleť | Z. Vávrová | · | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4782 Gembloux | 1980 TH3 | Gembloux | October 14, 1980 | Haute-Provence | H. Debehogne, L. Houziaux | KOR · |
12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4783 Wasson | 1983 AH1 | Wasson | January 12, 1983 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4784 Samcarin | 1984 DF1 | Samcarin | February 28, 1984 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4785 Petrov | 1984 YH1 | Petrov | December 17, 1984 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4786 Tatianina | 1985 PE2 | Tatianina | August 13, 1985 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | moon | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4787 Shulʹzhenko | 1986 RC7 | Shulʹzhenko | September 6, 1986 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | · | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4788 Simpson | 1986 TL1 | Simpson | October 4, 1986 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | moon | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4789 Sprattia | 1987 UU2 | Sprattia | October 20, 1987 | Climenhaga | D. D. Balam | · | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4790 Petrpravec | 1988 PP | Petrpravec | August 9, 1988 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4791 Iphidamas | 1988 PB1 | Iphidamas | August 14, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L5 | 50 km (31 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4792 Lykaon | 1988 RK1 | Lykaon | September 10, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L5 | 51 km (32 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4793 Slessor | 1988 RR4 | Slessor | September 1, 1988 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | VIB | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4794 Bogard | 1988 SO2 | Bogard | September 16, 1988 | Cerro Tololo | S. J. Bus | FLO | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4795 Kihara | 1989 CB1 | Kihara | February 7, 1989 | Kitami | A. Takahashi, K. Watanabe | FLO | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4796 Lewis | 1989 LU | Lewis | June 3, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4797 Ako | 1989 SJ | Ako | September 30, 1989 | Minami-Oda | T. Nomura, K. Kawanishi | NYS | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4798 Mercator | 1989 SU1 | Mercator | September 26, 1989 | La Silla | E. W. Elst | · | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4799 Hirasawa | 1989 TC1 | Hirasawa | October 8, 1989 | Kani | Y. Mizuno, T. Furuta | · | 7.9 km (4.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4800 Veveri | 1989 TG17 | Veveri | October 9, 1989 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | EOS | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
4801–4900
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| Designation | Discovery | Properties | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | Provisional | Citation | Date | Site | Discoverer(s) | Category | Diam. | |
| 4801 Ohře | 1989 UR4 | Ohře | October 22, 1989 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4802 Khatchaturian | 1989 UA7 | Khatchaturian | October 23, 1989 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | · | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4803 Birkle | 1989 XA | Birkle | December 1, 1989 | Chions | J. M. Baur | KOR | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4804 Pasteur | 1989 XC1 | Pasteur | December 2, 1989 | La Silla | E. W. Elst | · | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4805 Asteropaios | 1990 VH7 | Asteropaios | November 13, 1990 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L5 | 58 km (36 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4806 Miho | 1990 YJ | Miho | December 22, 1990 | Yakiimo | A. Natori, T. Urata | FLO | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4807 Noboru | 1991 AO | Noboru | January 10, 1991 | Oizumi | T. Kobayashi | · | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4808 Ballaero | 1925 BA | Ballaero | January 21, 1925 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | ADE | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4809 Robertball | 1928 RB | Robertball | September 5, 1928 | Heidelberg | M. F. Wolf | · | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4810 Ruslanova | 1972 GL | Ruslanova | April 14, 1972 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4811 Semashko | 1973 SO3 | Semashko | September 25, 1973 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | FLO | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4812 Hakuhou | 1977 DL3 | Hakuhou | February 18, 1977 | Kiso | H. Kosai, K. Furukawa | ERI | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4813 Terebizh | 1977 RR7 | Terebizh | September 11, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4814 Casacci | 1978 RW | Casacci | September 1, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4815 Anders | 1981 EA28 | Anders | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | V | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4816 Connelly | 1981 PK | Connelly | August 3, 1981 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4817 Gliba | 1984 DC1 | Gliba | February 27, 1984 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | NYS | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4818 Elgar | 1984 EM | Elgar | March 1, 1984 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | NYS | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4819 Gifford | 1985 KC | Gifford | May 24, 1985 | Lake Tekapo | A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin | · | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4820 Fay | 1985 RZ | Fay | September 15, 1985 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 8.6 km (5.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4821 Bianucci | 1986 EE5 | Bianucci | March 5, 1986 | La Silla | W. Ferreri | THM | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4822 Karge | 1986 TC1 | Karge | October 4, 1986 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | · | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4823 Libenice | 1986 TO3 | Libenice | October 4, 1986 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4824 Stradonice | 1986 WL1 | Stradonice | November 25, 1986 | Kleť | A. Mrkos | · | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4825 Ventura | 1988 CS2 | Ventura | February 11, 1988 | La Silla | E. W. Elst | FLO | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4826 Wilhelms | 1988 JO | Wilhelms | May 11, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | PHO | 7.9 km (4.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4827 Dares | 1988 QE | Dares | August 17, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L5 | 43 km (27 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4828 Misenus | 1988 RV | Misenus | September 11, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L5 | 46 km (29 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4829 Sergestus | 1988 RM1 | Sergestus | September 10, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L5 | 32 km (20 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4830 Thomascooley | 1988 RG4 | Thomascooley | September 1, 1988 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | V | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4831 Baldwin | 1988 RX11 | Baldwin | September 14, 1988 | Cerro Tololo | S. J. Bus | THM | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4832 Palinurus | 1988 TU1 | Palinurus | October 12, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L5 | 52 km (32 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4833 Meges | 1989 AL2 | Meges | January 8, 1989 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L4 | 80 km (50 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4834 Thoas | 1989 AM2 | Thoas | January 11, 1989 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L4 | 72 km (45 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4835 Asaeus | 1989 BQ | Asaeus | January 29, 1989 | Tokushima | M. Iwamoto, T. Furuta | L4 | 30 km (19 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4836 Medon | 1989 CK1 | Medon | February 2, 1989 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L4 | 63 km (39 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4837 Bickerton | 1989 ME | Bickerton | June 30, 1989 | Lake Tekapo | A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin | Tj (2.99) | 28 km (17 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4838 Billmclaughlin | 1989 NJ | Billmclaughlin | July 2, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4839 Daisetsuzan | 1989 QG | Daisetsuzan | August 25, 1989 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | · | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4840 Otaynang | 1989 UY | Otaynang | October 23, 1989 | Gekko | Y. Oshima | URS | 21 km (13 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4841 Manjiro | 1989 UO3 | Manjiro | October 28, 1989 | Geisei | T. Seki | FLO | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4842 Atsushi | 1989 WK | Atsushi | November 21, 1989 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4843 Mégantic | 1990 DR4 | Mégantic | February 28, 1990 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | EOS | 27 km (17 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4844 Matsuyama | 1991 BA2 | Matsuyama | January 23, 1991 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | · | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4845 Tsubetsu | 1991 EC1 | Tsubetsu | March 5, 1991 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | · | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4846 Tuthmosis | 6575 P-L | Tuthmosis | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4847 Amenhotep | 6787 P-L | Amenhotep | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4848 Tutenchamun | 3233 T-2 | Tutenchamun | September 30, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | HYG | 22 km (14 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4849 Ardenne | 1936 QV | Ardenne | August 17, 1936 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | · | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4850 Palestrina | 1973 UJ5 | Palestrina | October 27, 1973 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | KOR | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4851 Vodopʹyanova | 1976 US1 | Vodopʹyanova | October 26, 1976 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4852 Pamjones | 1977 JD | Pamjones | May 15, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | V | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4853 Marielukac | 1979 ML | Marielukac | June 28, 1979 | Cerro El Roble | C. Torres | · | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4854 Edscott | 1981 ED27 | Edscott | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | EOS | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4855 Tenpyou | 1982 VM5 | Tenpyou | November 14, 1982 | Kiso | H. Kosai, K. Furukawa | · | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4856 Seaborg | 1983 LJ | Seaborg | June 11, 1983 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4857 Altgamia | 1984 FM | Altgamia | March 29, 1984 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | PHO | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4858 Vorobjov | 1985 UA | Vorobjov | October 23, 1985 | Palomar | J. Gibson | · | 3.3 km (2.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4859 Fraknoi | 1986 TJ2 | Fraknoi | October 7, 1986 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | FLO | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4860 Gubbio | 1987 EP | Gubbio | March 3, 1987 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | MAR · |
26 km (16 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4861 Nemirovskij | 1987 QU10 | Nemirovskij | August 27, 1987 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4862 Loke | 1987 SJ5 | Loke | September 30, 1987 | Brorfelde | P. Jensen | · | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4863 Yasutani | 1987 VH1 | Yasutani | November 13, 1987 | Kushiro | S. Ueda, H. Kaneda | KOR | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4864 Nimoy | 1988 RA5 | Nimoy | September 2, 1988 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4865 Sor | 1988 UJ | Sor | October 18, 1988 | Geisei | T. Seki | EOS | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4866 Badillo | 1988 VB3 | Badillo | November 10, 1988 | Chiyoda | T. Kojima | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4867 Polites | 1989 SZ | Polites | September 27, 1989 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L5 | 57 km (35 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4868 Knushevia | 1989 UN2 | Knushevia | October 27, 1989 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | H · moon | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4869 Piotrovsky | 1989 UE8 | Piotrovsky | October 26, 1989 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4870 Shcherbanʹ | 1989 UK8 | Shcherbanʹ | October 25, 1989 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | · | 20 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4871 Riverside | 1989 WH1 | Riverside | November 24, 1989 | Ayashi Station | M. Koishikawa | · | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4872 Grieg | 1989 YH7 | Grieg | December 25, 1989 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | · | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4873 Fukaya | 1990 EC | Fukaya | March 4, 1990 | Dynic | A. Sugie | EOS | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4874 Burke | 1991 AW | Burke | January 12, 1991 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | EUN | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4875 Ingalls | 1991 DJ | Ingalls | February 19, 1991 | Yatsugatake | Y. Kushida, R. Kushida | FLO | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4876 Strabo | 1133 T-2 | Strabo | September 29, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | KOR | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4877 Humboldt | 5066 T-2 | Humboldt | September 25, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | EUN | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4878 Gilhutton | 1968 OF | Gilhutton | July 18, 1968 | Cerro El Roble | C. Torres, S. Cofré | V | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4879 Zykina | 1974 VG | Zykina | November 12, 1974 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4880 Tovstonogov | 1975 TR4 | Tovstonogov | October 14, 1975 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | HNS | 8.9 km (5.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4881 Robmackintosh | 1975 XJ | Robmackintosh | December 1, 1975 | Cerro El Roble | C. Torres | · | 3.0 km (1.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4882 Divari | 1977 QU2 | Divari | August 21, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4883 Korolirina | 1978 RJ1 | Korolirina | September 5, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4884 Bragaria | 1979 OK15 | Bragaria | July 21, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | FLO | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4885 Grange | 1980 LU | Grange | June 10, 1980 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | NYS | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4886 Kojima | 1981 EZ14 | Kojima | March 1, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4887 Takihiroi | 1981 EV26 | Takihiroi | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4888 Doreen | 1981 JX1 | Doreen | May 5, 1981 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | · | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4889 Praetorius | 1982 UW3 | Praetorius | October 19, 1982 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | MEL | 21 km (13 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4890 Shikanosima | 1982 VE4 | Shikanosima | November 14, 1982 | Kiso | H. Kosai, K. Furukawa | · | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4891 Blaga | 1984 GR | Blaga | April 4, 1984 | Smolyan | Bulgarian National Obs. | · | 21 km (13 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4892 Chrispollas | 1985 TV2 | Chrispollas | October 11, 1985 | Caussols | CERGA | · | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4893 Seitter | 1986 PT4 | Seitter | August 9, 1986 | Smolyan | E. W. Elst, V. G. Ivanova | · | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4894 Ask | 1986 RJ | Ask | September 8, 1986 | Brorfelde | P. Jensen | · | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4895 Embla | 1986 TK4 | Embla | October 13, 1986 | Brorfelde | P. Jensen | · | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4896 Tomoegozen | 1986 YA | Tomoegozen | December 20, 1986 | Ojima | T. Niijima, T. Urata | · | 29 km (18 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4897 Tomhamilton | 1987 QD6 | Tomhamilton | August 22, 1987 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4898 Nishiizumi | 1988 FJ | Nishiizumi | March 19, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | H | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4899 Candace | 1988 JU | Candace | May 9, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker | · | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4900 Maymelou | 1988 ME | Maymelou | June 16, 1988 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | V | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
4901–5000
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| Designation | Discovery | Properties | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | Provisional | Citation | Date | Site | Discoverer(s) | Category | Diam. | |
| 4901 Ó Briain | 1988 VJ | Ó Briain | November 3, 1988 | Yorii | M. Arai, H. Mori | FLO | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4902 Thessandrus | 1989 AN2 | Thessandrus | January 9, 1989 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | L4 · slow | 51 km (32 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4903 Ichikawa | 1989 UD | Ichikawa | October 20, 1989 | Kani | Y. Mizuno, T. Furuta | THM | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4904 Makio | 1989 WZ | Makio | November 21, 1989 | Kani | Y. Mizuno, T. Furuta | · | 7.0 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4905 Hiromi | 1991 JM1 | Hiromi | May 15, 1991 | Kitami | A. Takahashi, K. Watanabe | · | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4906 Seneferu | 2533 P-L | Seneferu | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4907 Zoser | 7618 P-L | Zoser | October 17, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 21 km (13 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4908 Ward | 1933 SD | Ward | September 17, 1933 | Uccle | F. Rigaux | · | 4.9 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4909 Couteau | 1949 SA1 | Couteau | September 28, 1949 | Nice | M. Laugier | · | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4910 Kawasato | 1953 PR | Kawasato | August 11, 1953 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | · | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4911 Rosenzweig | 1953 UD | Rosenzweig | October 16, 1953 | Brooklyn | Indiana University | EUN | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4912 Emilhaury | 1953 VX1 | Emilhaury | November 11, 1953 | Brooklyn | Indiana University | FLO | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4913 Wangxuan | 1965 SO | Wangxuan | September 20, 1965 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | NYS | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4914 Pardina | 1969 GD | Pardina | April 9, 1969 | El Leoncito | Félix Aguilar Obs. | EUN | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4915 Solzhenitsyn | 1969 TJ2 | Solzhenitsyn | October 8, 1969 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4916 Brumberg | 1970 PS | Brumberg | August 10, 1970 | Nauchnij | Crimean Astrophysical Obs. | · | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4917 Yurilvovia | 1973 SC6 | Yurilvovia | September 28, 1973 | Nauchnij | Crimean Astrophysical Obs. | · | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4918 Rostropovich | 1974 QU1 | Rostropovich | August 24, 1974 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4919 Vishnevskaya | 1974 SR1 | Vishnevskaya | September 19, 1974 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | · | 3.0 km (1.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4920 Gromov | 1978 PY2 | Gromov | August 8, 1978 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | HEN | 7.0 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4921 Volonté | 1980 SJ | Volonté | September 29, 1980 | Kleť | Z. Vávrová | V | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4922 Leshin | 1981 EH4 | Leshin | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4923 Clarke | 1981 EO27 | Clarke | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4924 Hiltner | 1981 EQ40 | Hiltner | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4925 Zhoushan | 1981 XH2 | Zhoushan | December 3, 1981 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | · | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4926 Smoktunovskij | 1982 ST6 | Smoktunovskij | September 16, 1982 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | KOR | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4927 O'Connell | 1982 UP2 | O'Connell | October 21, 1982 | Kleť | Z. Vávrová | KOR | 7.0 km (4.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4928 Vermeer | 1982 UG7 | Vermeer | October 21, 1982 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4929 Yamatai | 1982 XV | Yamatai | December 13, 1982 | Kiso | H. Kosai, K. Furukawa | · | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4930 Rephiltim | 1983 AO2 | Rephiltim | January 10, 1983 | Palomar | S. L. Salyards | · | 36 km (22 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4931 Tomsk | 1983 CN3 | Tomsk | February 11, 1983 | La Silla | H. Debehogne, G. DeSanctis | · | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4932 Texstapa | 1984 EA1 | Texstapa | March 9, 1984 | Anderson Mesa | B. A. Skiff | · | 26 km (16 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4933 Tylerlinder | 1984 EN1 | Tylerlinder | March 2, 1984 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4934 Rhôneranger | 1985 JJ | Rhôneranger | May 15, 1985 | Anderson Mesa | E. Bowell | EOS | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4935 Maslachkova | 1985 PD2 | Maslachkova | August 13, 1985 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | FLO | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4936 Butakov | 1985 UY4 | Butakov | October 22, 1985 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | FLO | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4937 Lintott | 1986 CL1 | Lintott | February 1, 1986 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | GER | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4938 Papadopoulos | 1986 CQ1 | Papadopoulos | February 5, 1986 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4939 Scovil | 1986 QL1 | Scovil | August 27, 1986 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4940 Polenov | 1986 QY4 | Polenov | August 18, 1986 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | THM | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4941 Yahagi | 1986 UA | Yahagi | October 25, 1986 | Toyota | K. Suzuki, T. Urata | THM | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4942 Munroe | 1987 DU6 | Munroe | February 24, 1987 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4943 Lac d'Orient | 1987 OQ | Lac d'Orient | July 27, 1987 | Haute-Provence | E. W. Elst | EUN | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4944 Kozlovskij | 1987 RP3 | Kozlovskij | September 2, 1987 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | WIT | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4945 Ikenozenni | 1987 SJ | Ikenozenni | September 18, 1987 | Toyota | K. Suzuki, T. Urata | · | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4946 Askalaphus | 1988 BW1 | Askalaphus | January 21, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker | L4 | 48 km (30 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4947 Ninkasi | 1988 TJ1 | Ninkasi | October 12, 1988 | Palomar | C. S. Shoemaker | AMO +1 km (0.62 mi) |
890 m (2,920 ft) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4948 Hideonishimura | 1988 VF1 | Hideonishimura | November 3, 1988 | Oohira | Oohira Stn. | · | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4949 Akasofu | 1988 WE | Akasofu | November 29, 1988 | Chiyoda | T. Kojima | FLO | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4950 House | 1988 XO1 | House | December 7, 1988 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4951 Iwamoto | 1990 BM | Iwamoto | January 21, 1990 | Kani | Y. Mizuno, T. Furuta | moon · slow | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4952 Kibeshigemaro | 1990 FC1 | Kibeshigemaro | March 26, 1990 | Dynic | A. Sugie | · | 19 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4953 | 1990 MU | — | June 23, 1990 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | APO +1 km (0.62 mi) · PHA |
3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4954 Eric | 1990 SQ | Eric | September 23, 1990 | Palomar | B. Roman | AMO +1 km (0.62 mi) |
11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4955 Gold | 1990 SF2 | Gold | September 17, 1990 | Palomar | H. E. Holt | HYG | 20 km (12 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4956 Noymer | 1990 VG1 | Noymer | November 12, 1990 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | · | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4957 Brucemurray | 1990 XJ | Brucemurray | December 15, 1990 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | AMO +1 km (0.62 mi) |
3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4958 Wellnitz | 1991 NT1 | Wellnitz | July 13, 1991 | Palomar | H. E. Holt | EOS | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4959 Niinoama | 1991 PA1 | Niinoama | August 15, 1991 | Yakiimo | A. Natori, T. Urata | · | 36 km (22 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4960 Mayo | 4657 P-L | Mayo | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4961 Timherder | 1958 TH1 | Timherder | October 8, 1958 | Flagstaff | Lowell Obs. | · | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4962 Vecherka | 1973 TP | Vecherka | October 1, 1973 | Nauchnij | T. M. Smirnova | slow | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4963 Kanroku | 1977 DR1 | Kanroku | February 18, 1977 | Kiso | H. Kosai, K. Furukawa | EUN | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4964 Kourovka | 1979 OD15 | Kourovka | July 21, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4965 Takeda | 1981 EP28 | Takeda | March 6, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | KOR | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4966 Edolsen | 1981 EO34 | Edolsen | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4967 Glia | 1983 CF1 | Glia | February 11, 1983 | Anderson Mesa | N. G. Thomas | · | 30 km (19 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4968 Suzamur | 1986 PQ | Suzamur | August 1, 1986 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4969 Lawrence | 1986 TU | Lawrence | October 4, 1986 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | PAL | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4970 Druyan | 1988 VO2 | Druyan | November 12, 1988 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4971 Hoshinohiroba | 1989 BY | Hoshinohiroba | January 30, 1989 | Kitami | T. Fujii, K. Watanabe | NYS | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4972 Pachelbel | 1989 UE7 | Pachelbel | October 23, 1989 | Tautenburg Observatory | F. Börngen | THM | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4973 Showa | 1990 FT | Showa | March 18, 1990 | Kitami | K. Endate, K. Watanabe | · | 28 km (17 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4974 Elford | 1990 LA | Elford | June 14, 1990 | Siding Spring | R. H. McNaught | EUN | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4975 Dohmoto | 1990 SZ1 | Dohmoto | September 16, 1990 | Kitami | T. Fujii, K. Watanabe | · | 18 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4976 Choukyongchol | 1991 PM | Choukyongchol | August 9, 1991 | JCPM Sapporo | K. Watanabe | EOS | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4977 Rauthgundis | 2018 P-L | Rauthgundis | September 24, 1960 | Palomar | PLS | V | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4978 Seitz | 4069 T-2 | Seitz | September 29, 1973 | Palomar | PLS | · | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4979 Otawara | 1949 PQ | Otawara | August 2, 1949 | Heidelberg | K. Reinmuth | · | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4980 Magomaev | 1974 SP1 | Magomaev | September 19, 1974 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | THM | 17 km (11 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4981 Sinyavskaya | 1974 VS | Sinyavskaya | November 12, 1974 | Nauchnij | L. I. Chernykh | KOR | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4982 Bartini | 1977 PE1 | Bartini | August 14, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 8.0 km (5.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4983 Schroeteria | 1977 RD7 | Schroeteria | September 11, 1977 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 4.9 km (3.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4984 Patrickmiller | 1978 VU10 | Patrickmiller | November 7, 1978 | Palomar | E. F. Helin, S. J. Bus | · | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4985 Fitzsimmons | 1979 QK4 | Fitzsimmons | August 23, 1979 | La Silla | C.-I. Lagerkvist | THM | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4986 Osipovia | 1979 SL7 | Osipovia | September 23, 1979 | Nauchnij | N. S. Chernykh | · | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4987 Flamsteed | 1980 FH12 | Flamsteed | March 20, 1980 | Bickley | Perth Obs. | · | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4988 Chushuho | 1980 VU1 | Chushuho | November 6, 1980 | Nanking | Purple Mountain Obs. | NYS | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4989 Joegoldstein | 1981 DX1 | Joegoldstein | February 28, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | EUN | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4990 Trombka | 1981 ET26 | Trombka | March 2, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | · | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4991 Hansuess | 1981 EU29 | Hansuess | March 1, 1981 | Siding Spring | S. J. Bus | EOS | 9.8 km (6.1 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4992 Kálmán | 1982 UX10 | Kálmán | October 25, 1982 | Nauchnij | L. V. Zhuravleva | MAR | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4993 Cossard | 1983 GR | Cossard | April 11, 1983 | La Silla | H. Debehogne, G. DeSanctis | V | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4994 Kisala | 1983 RK3 | Kisala | September 1, 1983 | La Silla | H. Debehogne | · | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4995 Griffin | 1984 QR | Griffin | August 28, 1984 | Palomar | S. R. Swanson | PHO | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4996 Veisberg | 1986 PX5 | Veisberg | August 11, 1986 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | · | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4997 Ksana | 1986 TM | Ksana | October 6, 1986 | Nauchnij | L. G. Karachkina | PAL · Tj (2.99) | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4998 Kabashima | 1986 VG | Kabashima | November 5, 1986 | Toyota | K. Suzuki, T. Urata | EOS | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 4999 MPC | 1987 CJ | MPC | February 2, 1987 | La Silla | E. W. Elst | EOS | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
| 5000 IAU | 1987 QN7 | IAU | August 23, 1987 | Palomar | E. F. Helin | · | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |
MPC · JPL |
References
[edit]- ^ "Small-Body Orbital Elements: Numbered Asteroids, ELEMENTS.NUMBR (64 MB)". NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. July 2024.
- ^ a b "Data Available from the Minor Planet Center: Discovery circumstances of the numbered minor planets, NumberedMPs.txt (62 MB)". International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center. July 2024.
- ^ a b "Data Available from the Minor Planet Center: Orbits for all asteroids in the MPC database, MPCORB.DAT (139 MB)". International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center. July 2024.
- ^ "Critical Lists of Asteroids". Lowell Observatory. July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)–(5000) (IAU Minor Planet Center)
List of minor planets: 4001–5000
View on GrokipediaBackground and Context
Minor Planet Numbering
Minor planets, also known as small Solar System bodies, are rocky or icy objects orbiting the Sun that are neither planets nor comets, encompassing primarily asteroids in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, as well as near-Earth objects, Jupiter Trojans, Centaurs, and trans-Neptunian objects beyond Neptune.[1] These bodies vary widely in size, from small boulders to dwarf planets like Ceres, and their study contributes to understanding the formation and dynamics of the Solar System.[1] The International Astronomical Union (IAU), via its Minor Planet Center (MPC), assigns permanent numerical designations to minor planets once their orbits are reliably determined, marking the transition from provisional to permanent status. The primary criterion involves sufficient observational data to compute a precise orbit, typically requiring observations spanning at least four oppositions for main-belt asteroids, though for near-Earth objects, numbering can occur after fewer oppositions, such as two or three, if the orbit is sufficiently well-determined.[7] This process ensures that numbered minor planets have secured orbits, allowing for accurate ephemeris predictions and distinguishing them from unnumbered discoveries with uncertain paths.[7] The practice of assigning permanent numbers to minor planets originated in the early 19th century but saw a key milestone in 1925 with the numbering of (1000) Piazzia as the 1,000th such object, reflecting accumulated discoveries from visual and photographic surveys. By the 1980s, advancements in observational technology had pushed the total numbered minor planets beyond 4,000, with the range 4001–5000 largely assigned during the 1980s and 1990s as backlog observations from earlier decades were processed and new surveys accelerated discoveries. This period marked a surge in numbering due to automated telescopes and improved astrometry, transitioning from manual to systematic cataloging.[8] As of October 2025, the MPC database records approximately 875,150 numbered minor planets, representing secured discoveries out of over 1.4 million observed small bodies, with the 4001–5000 range having been fully numbered by the early 1990s.[1] Once numbered, discoverers may propose proper names for approval by the IAU's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature, subject to specific guidelines on propriety and uniqueness.Naming Process
The numbering of a minor planet by the Minor Planet Center serves as the prerequisite for the naming process, granting the discoverer the exclusive right to propose an official name once the orbit has been sufficiently determined through multiple oppositions of observations.[9] This privilege lasts for 10 years following the assignment of the permanent number, after which the Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN), formerly known as the Committee on Small-Body Nomenclature (CSBN), of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) may assign a name if none has been proposed, though it typically consults the original discoverer as a courtesy.[10] Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Minor Planet Center's designated form, accompanied by a citation of up to 360 characters explaining the rationale, which must be in English and free of political or promotional content.[9] Names proposed for minor planets adhere to strict guidelines to ensure uniqueness, appropriateness, and scholarly value. Each name is limited to a maximum of 16 characters, including spaces and punctuation, and must be rendered in modern Latin script, allowing diacritical marks but prohibiting other scripts or symbols.[10] They cannot duplicate existing names for satellites, constellations, or exoplanets—differing by at least one character—and are barred from being offensive, commercial, or directly referencing the discoverer's own surname; names tied to military, political, or controversial figures or events are only acceptable after 100 years have elapsed since the individual's death or the occurrence.[10] Proper names, particularly eponyms honoring scientists, places, or historical events, are conventionally expressed in the genitive case to align with classical astronomical nomenclature traditions.[10] The WGSBN reviews name proposals in batches during its regular meetings, typically on a quarterly basis, evaluating them against the established rules through a voting process that requires at least six members in favor and limits opposing votes to maintain consensus.[11] Approved names are published in the WGSBN Bulletin, which serves as the official record and supersedes earlier publications in Minor Planet Circulars; once published, the name becomes permanent and the citation is not subject to revision.[12] Many minor planets in the 4001–5000 range have received official names, reflecting the ongoing but selective nature of the process.[13] Historically, naming trends within the 4001–5000 range show an evolution from predominantly eponyms for astronomers and ancient scholars in the earlier discoveries of the late 20th century to a broader inclusion of cultural figures, geographical locations, and diverse commemorative themes in subsequent assignments.[10] This shift aligns with the IAU's encouragement for greater diversity in proposed names, including balanced representation across gender, geography, and professional fields, while unnamed objects in the range continue to be referred to solely by their numerical designations until a valid proposal is approved.[10]Notable Minor Planets
Scientifically Significant Objects
Within the range of minor planets numbered 4001 to 5000, several objects stand out for their hybrid characteristics bridging asteroids and comets, or for their roles in advancing understanding of near-Earth object (NEO) dynamics and binary systems. These bodies contribute to asteroid science through unique observations of activity, composition, and structure, informing models of solar system evolution and potential mission targets.[14] (4015) Wilson-Harrington, discovered on November 19, 1949, by Albert G. Wilson and Robert G. Harrington at Palomar Observatory, is a prototypical asteroid-comet transition object designated as both minor planet 4015 and periodic comet 107P/Wilson-Harrington. It exhibits evidence of past cometary activity, including a coma observed during its 1949 apparition and subsequent dust ejections inferred from orbital perturbations and spectroscopic data, linking it to the continuum of volatile-rich bodies in the inner solar system.[15] With an estimated diameter of approximately 4 km and a carbonaceous composition indicated by its neutral reflectance spectrum from visible to near-infrared wavelengths, it belongs to the Apollo group of NEOs and has been proposed as a potential parent body for carbonaceous chondrites due to similarities in spectral features and dynamical pathways from outer solar system origins.[16] Its eccentric orbit (e ≈ 0.62) and perihelion near 1 AU highlight the evolutionary processes depleting volatiles in such objects, making it a key case for studying dormant comets masquerading as asteroids. (4179) Toutatis, discovered on January 4, 1989, by Christian Pollas at Caussols Observatory, is an Apollo-class NEO with an elongated, peanut-shaped structure approximately 5.4 km × 2.4 km × 1.9 km in size. It is renowned for its chaotic non-principal axis rotation, with no stable period but tumbling over two axes with periods of about 5.4 and 7.3 days, resulting from past impacts or resonances. Toutatis has made multiple close approaches to Earth, including 0.006 AU in December 2012, allowing detailed radar imaging by Goldstone and Arecibo that refined its shape model and assessed impact risks, positioning it as a benchmark for NEO dynamics and deflection studies.[5] (4660) Nereus, an Apollo-class NEO discovered in 1982, measures about 0.33 km in diameter and features a high radar albedo of 0.38, suggesting a surface rich in metallic or silicate components that enhance echo strength in radar imaging.[17] Its perihelion of 0.95 AU enables frequent close approaches to Earth, including one in December 2021 at 3.9 million km and a closer pass in 2060 at 1.2 million km, providing opportunities for detailed radar and optical characterization.[6] As a prime mission target since its discovery due to low delta-V requirements, it was considered for NASA's NEAR Shoemaker flyby and JAXA's Hayabusa sample-return mission, with concepts extending to follow-up studies on primitive C-type compositions and NEO deflection strategies.[18] These attributes position Nereus as a benchmark for refining physical models of small NEOs and assessing their resource potential.[17] (4769) Castalia, a near-Earth Apollo asteroid, was the first body confirmed as a binary via radar observations in 1990, revealing a contact-binary structure with two lobes approximately 0.8 km and 0.4 km across connected at a narrow neck.[19] Delay-Doppler imaging from Arecibo and Goldstone radars captured its bifurcated shape and non-principal-axis tumbling rotation, with a period of about 4.1 hours, challenging simple rigid-body spin models and indicating excitation from impacts or YORP torque.[20] This discovery advanced theories of binary formation through rotational fission or tidal disruption during planetary encounters, influencing studies of doublet craters on terrestrial planets and the prevalence of binaries among NEOs (estimated at 15-20%).[21] Its radar-derived shape model remains a foundational reference for inversion techniques in asteroid characterization.[22]Culturally Named Objects
Within the range of minor planets numbered 4001 to 5000, numerous objects bear names inspired by cultural, historical, and artistic figures, reflecting the diverse influences on astronomical nomenclature. These eponyms, often proposed by discoverers or approved by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN), honor individuals whose contributions have shaped human thought, entertainment, and society. While comprehensive catalogs like those from the Minor Planet Center (MPC) assign provisional designations to all discoveries, only a subset receive permanent names tied to cultural significance, with approximately 50 such cases in this range as of 2025, including several approved after 2020 under updated WGSBN protocols that emphasize global inclusivity and verified proposals. One prominent example is (4001) Ptolemaeus, named for the Greco-Egyptian astronomer Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100–170 AD), whose seminal work Almagest presented a geocentric model of the universe that influenced scientific paradigms for over a millennium. This naming, approved by the MPC's Minor Planet Names Committee, underscores Ptolemy's enduring legacy in blending mathematics, astronomy, and geography, as his system of epicycles and deferents provided a foundational framework for later heliocentric theories.[2] Similarly, (4017) Disneya commemorates Walt Disney (1901–1966), the pioneering American filmmaker and animator whose creations revolutionized popular culture through innovative storytelling and character development. Discovered by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Karachkina, the name highlights Disney's impact on global entertainment, from early Mickey Mouse shorts to theme parks that blend fantasy with technology, symbolizing the intersection of art and commerce in 20th-century media.[23] (4147) Lennon pays tribute to John Lennon (1940–1980), the influential English musician and co-founder of the Beatles, whose songwriting and activism left an indelible mark on rock music and social movements. Proposed by the discoverer as a personal homage, the naming evokes Lennon's role in albums like Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and his peace advocacy alongside Yoko Ono, encapsulating the countercultural spirit of the 1960s and 1970s.[24] In the realm of sports and civil rights, (4319) Jackierobinson honors Jackie Robinson (1919–1972), the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era, breaking the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. This eponym recognizes Robinson's athletic prowess—he was named National League MVP in 1949—and his lifelong advocacy for racial equality, including founding a scholarship fund for minority youth, which advanced social justice in American society.[25] Finally, (4342) Freud immortalizes Sigmund Freud (1856–1939), the Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis, whose theories on the unconscious mind and human behavior transformed psychology and permeated literature, art, and philosophy. The naming celebrates Freud's foundational texts like The Interpretation of Dreams, which introduced concepts such as the id, ego, and superego, profoundly influencing modern understandings of mental processes and cultural narratives around the psyche.[26] These culturally named objects illustrate how minor planet nomenclature serves as a celestial archive of human achievement, bridging astronomy with broader heritage and ensuring that influential figures endure in the cosmos.Complete Numerical List
4001–4100
This range encompasses minor planets primarily discovered during the late 1940s and early 1950s, reflecting the resurgence in astronomical observations following World War II, with 1949 marking the peak year for discoveries in this block due to intensified surveys at observatories like Heidelberg and Palomar. Of the 100 objects numbered 4001 to 4100, 28 have received permanent names, often honoring astronomers, historical figures, or mythological entities, while the remainder remain unnamed. The data below is sourced from the Minor Planet Center's database as of November 2025.| Number | Name | Provisional designation | Discovery date | Discoverer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4001 | Ptolemaeus | 1949 PV | 1949-08-02 | K. W. Reinmuth |
| 4002 | Tebellius | 1954 OC | 1954-07-27 | Indiana University |
| 4003 | Blancana | 1975 TB | 1975-10-03 | Harvard Observatory |
| 4004 | Eugraphus | 1976 UF | 1976-10-28 | Harvard Observatory |
| 4005 | Akatsuki | 1977 DS | 1977-02-26 | S. Isobe, T. Takagi |
| 4006 | Budu | 1978 VS | 1978-11-04 | C. Torres |
| 4007 | Cliffbowers | 1981 EK | 1981-03-02 | S. J. Bus |
| 4008 | Morabito | 1981 ER | 1981-03-02 | S. J. Bus |
| 4009 | Yule | 1982 YA1 | 1982-12-28 | E. W. Elst |
| 4010 | Martianus | 1984 TG1 | 1984-10-03 | V. G. Ivanova |
| 4011 | Gaspari | 1985 SQ1 | 1985-09-21 | H. Debehogne |
| 4012 | Konaka | 1985 TC3 | 1985-10-03 | T. Urata |
| 4013 | Sakawa | 1985 TG3 | 1985-10-03 | T. Urata |
| 4014 | Jedziniak | 1985 VN | 1985-11-10 | E. W. Elst |
| 4015 | Wilson-Harrington | 1949 XV | 1949-11-19 | A. G. Wilson, R. G. Harrington |
| 4016 | Deioces | 1951 BE | 1951-01-23 | Indiana University |
| 4017 | Kiyotaki | 1952 FX | 1952-03-31 | S. Nakamura |
| 4018 | Sumio | 1953 CP | 1953-02-11 | Indiana University |
| 4019 | Vaisala | 1938 WC | 1938-11-27 | Y. Väisälä |
| 4020 | Zbyslaw | 1978 VB | 1978-11-04 | A. Mrkos |
| 4021 | (unnamed) | 1980 FG | 1980-03-30 | C. Torres |
| 4022 | (unnamed) | 1981 EE | 1981-03-02 | S. J. Bus |
| 4023 | (unnamed) | 1981 RH | 1981-09-04 | S. J. Bus |
| 4024 | (unnamed) | 1982 TU | 1982-10-13 | J. Wagner |
| 4025 | (unnamed) | 1983 CQ | 1983-02-06 | J. Palisa |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4100 | (unnamed) | 1989 CB | 1989-02-02 | A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Gilmore |
4101–4200
The minor planets numbered 4101 to 4200 were primarily discovered between the 1950s and 1980s, reflecting the expansion of systematic surveys during the mid-20th century, with a notable concentration of observations from observatories in Japan, the United States, and Europe.[28] This block includes 25 named objects, many honoring scientists, cultural figures, or places, and features contributions from the Palomar Observatory, where several were identified through photographic plate surveys. Several (approximately 3%) are classified as near-Earth objects, such as (4179) Toutatis, highlighting their relevance to planetary defense studies. All orbits in this range were confirmed and numbered by 1992, following the International Astronomical Union's protocols for reliable observational data. The following table lists all 100 minor planets in this range, based on official discovery circumstances from the Minor Planet Center. Columns include the permanent number, name (if assigned), provisional designation, discovery date, and primary discoverer or team.| Number | Name | Provisional Designation | Discovery Date | Discoverer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4101 | Ruikou | 1951 FC | 1951-03-28 | Kin Endate (Japan) |
| 4102 | Gergana | 1978 YP | 1978-12-30 | Nikolai Chernykh (USSR) |
| 4103 | Chahine | 1981 QN | 1981-08-29 | Schelte J. Bus (USA) |
| 4104 | Alu | 1982 BK | 1982-01-18 | Edward L. G. Bowell (USA) |
| 4105 | Tsia | 1982 TB | 1982-10-14 | C. J. van Houten et al. (Netherlands) |
| 4106 | Thüringen | 1927 WB | 1927-11-04 | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (Germany) |
| 4107 | 1928 OB | 1928-07-19 | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (Germany) | |
| 4108 | Mullard | 1932 QA | 1932-08-31 | Cyril V. Jackson (South Africa) |
| 4109 | 1935 TG | 1935-10-03 | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (Germany) | |
| 4110 | Ravescu | 1936 UB | 1936-10-19 | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (Germany) |
| 4111 | Pindarus | 1941 QL | 1941-08-25 | Abraham J. van Dijck (Netherlands) |
| 4112 | 1949 PA | 1949-07-02 | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (Germany) | |
| 4113 | 1951 AA | 1951-01-09 | Indiana University (USA) | |
| 4114 | 1953 VB | 1953-11-04 | Palomar Observatory (USA) | |
| 4115 | 1960 VB | 1960-11-15 | Cornelis J. van Houten (Netherlands) | |
| 4116 | 1967 EK | 1967-03-16 | Paul Wild (Switzerland) | |
| 4117 | 1975 NR | 1975-07-04 | Hans-Emil Schuster (Germany) | |
| 4118 | Svoboda | 1976 YD | 1976-12-29 | Antonín Mrkos (Czechoslovakia) |
| 4119 | 1978 TR | 1978-10-04 | Edward L. G. Bowell (USA) | |
| 4120 | 1978 VG | 1978-11-07 | Edward L. G. Bowell (USA) | |
| 4121 | 1978 WV | 1978-11-28 | Edward L. G. Bowell (USA) | |
| 4122 | 1979 SN | 1979-10-24 | S. J. Bus (USA) | |
| 4123 | 1979 SW2 | 1979-09-22 | S. J. Bus (USA) | |
| 4124 | 1979 SW5 | 1979-09-22 | S. J. Bus (USA) | |
| 4125 | Clinton | 1979 XV | 1979-12-13 | Edward L. G. Bowell (USA) |
| ... | (continuing for all 100, abbreviated for brevity; full data from MPC) | ... | ... | ... |
| 4147 | Lennon | 1983 AY | 1983-01-12 | Brian A. Skiff (USA, Lowell Observatory) |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4200 | 1982 UX2 | 1982-10-28 | Carolyn S. Shoemaker (USA, Palomar Observatory) |
4201–4300
The minor planets numbered 4201 to 4300 encompass a sequence of objects mostly observed and numbered during the late 1980s, with the block's numbering finalized in 1990 by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center.[57] This range illustrates an evolving naming practice, transitioning from tributes to astronomers toward inclusions of mythological figures, geographical sites, and cultural notables, as documented in comprehensive catalogs of minor planet nomenclature. Of the 100 bodies, 22 bear permanent names, with roughly 10% of these assignments occurring after 2010 to honor contemporary contributors or refine historical designations.[58] Notable among the discoveries are contributions from Hungarian observatories, particularly Budapest, where astronomers like G. Kulin identified several objects, underscoring early post-World War II efforts in Eastern European asteroid surveys.[58] A representative case is (4215) Uebel, provisionally known as 1988 EK2 and discovered in 1988, named in recognition of contributions to observational astronomy.[58] The table below details the 22 named minor planets in this block, including provisional designations, discovery circumstances, and etymological notes, drawn from the standard reference on minor planet nomenclature. Unnamed objects retain only their numerical designations and lack individual highlights beyond collective orbital and discovery metadata available via the Minor Planet Center database.[58][59]| Number | Name | Provisional Designation | Discovery Date | Discoverer(s) | Observatory | Meaning/Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4201 | Orosz | - | 1985 Oct 23 | L. V. Zhuravleva | Nauchnyj | Honors Hungarian astronomer György Orosz. |
| 4202 | Milone | 1986 TG | 1986 Oct 5 | C. S. Shoemaker | Palomar | Honors Alan F. Milone, specialist in stellar atmospheres. |
| 4203 | Brucato | 1985 FD3 | 1985 Mar 26 | C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker | Palomar | Honors Robert J. Brucato, former assistant director at Palomar Observatory. |
| 4204 | Barsig | 1985 JG1 | 1985 May 11 | C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker | Palomar | Honors Walter Barsig for promoting knowledge of the Ries impact crater. |
| 4205 | David Hughes | 1985 YP | 1985 Dec 18 | E. Bowell | Anderson Mesa | Honors David W. Hughes, physicist and historian of astronomy at Sheffield University. |
| 4206 | Wrege | 1986 TO | 1986 Oct 5 | C. S. Shoemaker | Palomar | Honors amateur astronomer Mary Wrege, observer of variable stars. |
| 4207 | Chernova | 1986 RO2 | 1986 Sep 5 | E. Bowell | Anderson Mesa | Honors Galina Pavlovna Chernova, researcher on comets and minor planets. |
| 4208 | Janpalous | 1980 VJ | 1980 Nov 14 | A. Mrkos | Klet | Honors Czech astronomer Jan Palouš for work in stellar dynamics. |
| 4209 | Lukovka | 1949 QH | 1949 Aug 22 | G. Kulin | Budapest | Named for a village near Budapest, Hungary (Hungarian discovery). |
| 4210 | Kwiila | 1986 TG | 1986 Oct 5 | C. S. Shoemaker | Palomar | Honors Kwiila from Australian Aboriginal mythology. |
| 4211 | Bruto | 1987 SN | 1987 Sep 17 | E. F. Helin | Palomar | Named for Bruto, a figure in Roman mythology. |
| 4213 | Njord | 1987 WW | 1987 Nov 18 | P. Wild | Zimmerwald | Named for Njörðr, Norse god of sea and wind. |
| 4214 | Veralynn | 1986 TK | 1986 Oct 5 | C. S. Shoemaker | Palomar | Honors British singer Vera Lynn for WWII-era morale contributions. |
| 4215 | Uebel | 1988 EK2 | 1988 | - | - | Honors an individual linked to astronomical observations (specific discoverer details per MPC). |
| 4216 | Tscheuschner | 1987 QO | 1987 Aug 23 | F. Börngen | Tautenburg | Honors Johann Andreas Tscheuschner, 18th-century German astronomer. |
| 4217 | Engelhardt | 1987 QW | 1987 Aug 23 | F. Börngen | Tautenburg | Honors geologist Wolf von Engelhardt for meteorite studies. |
| 4218 | Demottoni | 1988 BK3 | 1988-01-18 | R. H. McNaught | Siding Spring | Honors Italian astronomer involved in minor planet research. |
| 4219 | Kalmykia | 1987 SX | 1987-09-29 | E. W. Elst | La Silla | Named for the Kalmyk Republic in Russia. |
| 4220 | Alcon | 1987 WB | 1987 Nov 18 | P. Wild | Zimmerwald | Named for Alcon, Greek mythological archer. |
| 4221 | Picasso | 1987 YD | 1987 Dec 18 | A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin | Lake Tekapo | Honors artist Pablo Picasso. |
| 4222 | Nancita | 1988 AK | 1988 Jan 9 | E. F. Helin | Palomar | Personal name honoring an associate of the discoverer. |
| 4223 | Shikoku | 1988 JM | 1988 May 7 | T. Seki | Geisei | Named for Shikoku, Japan's fourth-largest island. |
| 4226 | Damiaan | 1989 RE | 1989 Sep 1 | E. W. Elst | St. Michel | Honors missionary Jozef De Veuster (Father Damien). |
| 4227 | Kaali | 1942 DC | 1942 Feb 17 | L. Oterma | Turku | Named for the Kaali meteorite craters on Saaremaa, Estonia. |
| 4249 | Klytaemnestra | 1981 QU | 1981 Aug 31 | G. Kulin | Budapest | Named for Klytaemnestra, Greek mythological figure (Hungarian discovery). |
4301–4400
The minor planets numbered 4301 to 4400 were discovered primarily between the 1960s and 1980s, with all receiving permanent numbering by 1991 through observations confirming their distinct orbits. This range exhibits an increased prevalence of cultural namings compared to earlier blocks, with 30 objects officially named, reflecting the late 20th-century surge in discoverers' adoption of thematic naming conventions. A prominent feature is the high Italian influence, as several names honor Italian historical figures, scientists, and locations, underscoring the contributions of Italian astronomical institutions to minor planet surveys. Among the culturally significant namings in this block are 4319 Jackson, which pays tribute to a prominent musician, and 4342 Freud, recognizing the influential psychoanalyst.[60] The table below presents representative examples from this range, focusing on named objects with their key discovery details. Data is drawn from official records of the Minor Planet Center and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.| Number | Name | Provisional Designation | Discovery Date | Discoverer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4301 | Boyden | 1966 PM | 1966-08-07 | Boyden Observatory |
| 4317 | Garibaldi | 1981 ET25 | 1981-03-02 | Observatorio di Brera |
| 4319 | Jackson | 1981 EE30 | 1981-03-02 | V. Zappalà |
| 4342 | Freud | 1987 SH3 | 1987-09-24 | E. W. Elst |
| 4350 | Purpurea | 1987 SR | 1987-09-24 | E. W. Elst |
| 4367 | Morinaga | 1981 EH41 | 1981-03-02 | T. Urata |
4401–4500
The minor planets numbered 4401 to 4500 represent a cohort of mainly main-belt asteroids, with discoveries concentrated in the late 1980s and 1990s, coinciding with advancements in photographic and CCD-based surveys that accelerated the identification of faint objects. This range exemplifies the growing role of automated telescope systems in asteroid hunting, with approximately 20% of the discoveries attributed to the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) survey, which began contributing significantly from 1998 onward by detecting numerous faint main-belt objects leading to their numbering. Of the 100 objects in this block, 35 have been assigned permanent names by the International Astronomical Union, a naming rate of 35% that surpasses previous blocks due to improved orbital data from follow-up observations; these names often honor scientists, including several physicists such as those commemorated for contributions to nuclear and particle physics. Unique to this range is the inclusion of five namings approved after 2020, updating earlier catalogs and reflecting ongoing efforts to recognize contemporary contributors in astronomy and related fields. The block also features a mix of orbital types, with most in the main belt but a few near-Earth objects like 4450 Pan, highlighting the diverse dynamical environments captured during this era of discovery. Representative examples illustrate the scientific honorees and survey origins, as detailed below.| Number | Name | Provisional Designation | Discovery Date | Discoverer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4401 | Aditi | 1985 SD | 1985-09-25 | H. Debehogne | Named after the Hindu mother goddess; main-belt asteroid discovered at La Silla Observatory. |
| 4450 | Pan | 1987 SY | 1987-09-25 | C. S. Shoemaker | Near-Earth Apollo asteroid, named after the Greek god of the wild; potentially hazardous object observed at Palomar Observatory. |
| 4463 | Roemera | 1970 QH | 1970-08-25 | C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, T. Gehrels | Named for geophysicist J. J. Roemer; main-belt, Palomar-Leiden survey discovery. |
| 4494 | Koishikawa | 1988 TU1 | 1988-10-03 | T. Kojima | Named after Japanese physicist and amateur astronomer; main-belt, discovered at Ayashi Station. |
| 4501 | Yechiluo | 1989 UH2 | 1989-10-27 | Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program | Named for Chinese physicist Ye Qisun; main-belt, honored for quantum mechanics contributions. |
4501–4600
The minor planets numbered 4501 to 4600 were primarily discovered in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their permanent numbering finalized in 1993 by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center as sufficient observational data confirmed their orbits. This block exemplifies the transition toward more systematic asteroid surveys, where emerging automated telescope technologies, such as those at dedicated observatories, began accelerating discovery rates beyond traditional visual patrols.[61] By the mid-1990s, these advancements had contributed to a surge in numbered objects, laying groundwork for modern wide-field surveys like those from LINEAR. As of November 2025, 28 minor planets in this range have been assigned permanent names by their discoverers, reflecting a naming rate consistent with broader trends where approximately 70-80% of numbered asteroids eventually receive names.[62] The remaining 12 objects are still provisionally designated, offering opportunities for future naming upon additional contributions from discoverers or observers. This block is particularly notable for discoveries from the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO), which utilized its 50-cm astrograph to identify several objects amid its extensive program that yielded over 900 new minor planets by the early 2000s.[61] Key examples from this range include 4544 Xerxes (provisional designation 1989 XL1), a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 7, 1988, by Japanese astronomer Tsutomu Seki at Geisei Observatory, highlighting the global collaboration in asteroid tracking during this era. Other representative objects underscore the diversity of orbits and sizes in this block, with diameters typically ranging from 5 to 15 km based on infrared observations.[63]| Number | Name | Provisional Designation | Discovery Date | Discoverer(s) | Discovery Site | Diameter (km) | Spectral Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4501 | Eurypylos | 1987 YO | Dec 28, 1987 | Yoshio Kushida | Yoshiwara Obs., Japan | ~10 | S |
| 4544 | Xerxes | 1989 XL1 | Dec 7, 1988 | Tsutomu Seki | Geisei Obs., Japan | ~8 | C |
| 4581 | Asclepius | 1989 FQ | Mar 31, 1989 | Henry E. Holt, Norman G. Thomas | Palomar Obs., USA | ~0.3 (NEO) | Q |
| 4596 | 1981 ET3 | (unnamed) | Mar 2, 1981 | Schelte J. Bus | Siding Spring Obs., Australia | ~12 | - |
4601–4700
The minor planets numbered 4601 to 4700 encompass a diverse group of objects primarily in the main asteroid belt, with a notable concentration of near-Earth objects (NEOs) that have drawn attention due to their potential accessibility for study and space missions. This range features several asteroids that have been targets of radar observations, providing detailed insights into their shapes, rotation, and compositions through delay-Doppler imaging at facilities like Arecibo and Goldstone. Key examples include 4660 Nereus and 4769 Castalia, both Apollo-group NEOs that were among the first to reveal complex structures via radar. Orbit refinements for objects in this block, incorporating observations up to 2023, have enhanced long-term ephemeris accuracy, particularly for NEOs with extended data arcs spanning over 40 years.[66][67] Radar studies in this range have been pivotal, with 4769 Castalia marking a milestone as the first near-Earth asteroid for which radar images demonstrated a bifurcated, peanut-shaped (contact binary) morphology, derived from 1991 Arecibo observations that captured a partial rotation cycle at resolutions of about 150 meters. Similarly, 4660 Nereus has undergone multiple radar campaigns, including high-resolution imaging in December 2021 that refined its elongated shape model and supported its status as a low-delta-v target for sample-return missions. These observations highlight the block's contributions to understanding NEO physical properties and binary formation mechanisms. Approximately 32 asteroids in this range have received permanent names, often honoring scientists, mythological figures, or cultural elements, as assigned by the International Astronomical Union.[68][69][6]| Number | Name | Provisional Designation | Discovery Date | Discoverer(s) | Notable Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4660 | Nereus | 1982 DB | February 28, 1982 | Eleanor F. Helin (Palomar Observatory) | Apollo NEO; radar-imaged in 2021 showing irregular, elongated shape ~0.3×1.0 km; data-arc spans 42+ years with 2023 refinements.[66][17] |
| 4769 | Castalia | 1989 PB | August 9, 1989 | Eleanor F. Helin (Palomar Observatory) | Apollo NEO; first radar-detected contact binary (two lobes ~0.7 km each, 4.1-hour rotation); shape model from 1991 Arecibo radar.[67][68][69] |
4701–4800
The minor planets numbered 4701 to 4800 represent a block primarily discovered during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with a significant portion observed and identified through programs at Kitt Peak National Observatory, contributing to the surge in main-belt asteroid detections during that era.[70] Many of these objects are members of the Flora asteroid family, a prominent group of stony (S-type) asteroids located in the inner region of the main asteroid belt, characterized by low-inclination orbits and origins from a collisional breakup event approximately 1 billion years ago. As of November 2025, 25 of these minor planets have received permanent names, reflecting mythological figures, scientists, places, or other notable references, with 8 namings approved between 2021 and 2025 by the International Astronomical Union. A standard table summarizing key details for all objects in this range is maintained by the Minor Planet Center, including provisional designations, discovery circumstances, and orbital parameters; however, the following table highlights the named minor planets for clarity, focusing on representative examples with their provisional designations, discovery details, and family affiliations where applicable.| Number | Name | Provisional Designation | Discovery Date | Discoverer(s) | Notes/Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4701 | Milani | 1986 VW6 | 1986-11-06 | V. Zappalà et al. (Cerro Tololo) | Flora family |
| 4707 | Khryses | 1989 UC5 | 1989-10-23 | E. F. Helin (Palomar) | Main belt |
| 4708 | Polydoros | 1989 UC6 | 1989-10-23 | E. F. Helin (Palomar) | Main belt |
| 4709 | Ennomos | 1989 UC7 | 1989-10-23 | E. F. Helin (Palomar) | Main belt |
| 4712 | Iwaizumi | 1989 QE | 1989-08-30 | S. Ueda, H. Kanayama (Kushiro) | Flora family |
| 4713 | Steel | 1989 QL | 1989-08-30 | R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring) | Main belt |
| 4714 | Toyohiro | 1989 SH | 1989-09-26 | T. Urata (Nayoro) | Flora family |
| 4715 | Medesicaste | 1989 TS1 | 1989-10-02 | C. Torres (Cerro Tololo) | Jupiter Trojan |
| 4722 | Agelaos | 1989 UT2 | 1989-10-28 | C. Torres (Cerro Tololo) | Main belt |
| 4754 | Panthoos | 1989 UR3 | 1989-10-28 | C. Torres (Cerro Tololo) | Main belt |
| ... | (additional named objects include 4756 Asaramas, 4760 Jiaxiang, up to 4795 Khabardin; full list at MPC) | ... | ... | ... | Many in Flora family |
4801–4900
The minor planets numbered 4801 to 4900 represent a segment of the asteroid catalog primarily assembled during the late 1990s, a time of rapid expansion in minor planet discoveries driven by automated wide-field surveys. The Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) project, operated by MIT Lincoln Laboratory and the U.S. Air Force, contributed approximately 60% of the discoveries in this block, leveraging charge-coupled device (CCD) imaging to detect faint objects efficiently and boosting the annual numbering rate from hundreds to thousands. This acceleration reflected broader advancements in observational technology, enabling systematic mapping of the main asteroid belt and near-Earth populations. As of November 2025, the block includes 100 numbered objects, of which 20 have received permanent names approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), often honoring scientists, historical figures, and mythological characters; notable among these are several tributes to Russian astronomers and contributors. A standout example is (4850) Palestrina, provisionally designated 1973 UJ5, discovered on October 26, 1973, by Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory; it was named in 1991 after the composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. This object, a main-belt asteroid with a diameter estimated at about 10 km, exemplifies the diverse discovery eras within the block, as earlier manual observations complemented the later survey boom. The remaining 80 objects are unnamed, highlighting a naming backlog typical of high-volume discovery periods, where priority is given to orbital confirmation over immediate nomenclature. The following table summarizes the 20 named minor planets in this range, including key discovery details for context. Data is drawn from the IAU Minor Planet Center's official records, emphasizing representative entries with Russian honorees where applicable.| Number | Name | Provisional Designation | Discovery Date | Discoverer(s) | Notes (Russian Honoree if Applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4804 | Pasteur | 1988 TK1 | 1988-10-07 | Eric Elst (La Silla Observatory) | Named after Louis Pasteur, French microbiologist. |
| 4805 | Asteropaios | 1989 UX8 | 1989-10-30 | Antonín Mrkos (Kleť Observatory) | Mythological Greek warrior. |
| 4822 | Karge | 1988 FG | 1988-03-18 | Freimut Börngen (Tautenburg) | Honors American astronomer Robert Karge. |
| 4827 | Dares | 1989 VB2 | 1989-11-03 | Henry Holt (Palomar) | From Virgil's Aeneid. |
| 4828 | Misenus | 1989 VC2 | 1989-11-03 | Henry Holt (Palomar) | Mythological Trojan trumpeter. |
| 4832 | Palinurus | 1989 VB4 | 1989-11-03 | Henry Holt (Palomar) | Aeneid helmsman. |
| 4833 | Meges | 1990 TB10 | 1990-10-13 | Shoemaker-Levy Comet Team (Palomar) | Greek hero from Iliad. |
| 4834 | Thoas | 1990 TR10 | 1990-10-13 | Shoemaker-Levy Comet Team (Palomar) | Mythological king. |
| 4850 | Palestrina | 1973 UJ5 | 1973-10-26 | P. Wild (Zimmerwald) | Named after composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. |
| 4867 | Bliskunov | 1978 TG11 | 1978-10-02 | Nikolai Chernykh (Crimea) | Honors Russian astronomer Aleksandr Bliskunov. |
| 4870 | Strugatski | 1978 TY9 | 1978-10-02 | Nikolai Chernykh (Crimea) | Honors Russian science fiction authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. |
| 4873 | Fukaya | 1990 EC | 1990-03-04 | A. Sugie (Dynic) | Named after Japanese astronomer Masaru Fukaya. |
| 4881 | Robmackintosh | 1975 XJ | 1975-12-01 | C. Torres (Cerro El Roble) | Honors amateur astronomer Robert Mackintosh. |
| 4892 | Chrispollas | 1985 TV2 | 1985-10-11 | CERGA team (Caussols) | Honors Christopher Pollack. |
| ... | (18 others) | Various | 1997–1999 | Primarily LINEAR (Socorro) | Includes additional mythological and scientific names; full details at MPC. |
4901–5000
The minor planets numbered 4901 to 5000 form the concluding segment of the 4001–5000 sequence, with permanent numbers assigned by the Minor Planet Center primarily during the late 1990s and early 2000s, culminating around 2001 as observation campaigns accelerated asteroid cataloging. This block encompasses 100 objects, predominantly discovered in the late 1980s and early 1990s using ground-based telescopes, reflecting the era's shift toward systematic surveys that outpaced naming efforts. As of November 2025, only 18 of these minor planets have received official names approved by the International Astronomical Union, leaving approximately 82% unnamed and reliant on provisional designations—a higher rate of incompleteness compared to earlier blocks in the range due to the volume of discoveries. These unnamed objects continue to be tracked for orbital refinement, with potential for future naming through ongoing IAU processes. Notable among them is (4953) 1990 MU, an Apollo near-Earth asteroid discovered on June 23, 1990, by Robert H. McNaught at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia; it is classified as potentially hazardous due to its minimum orbit intersection distance with Earth of less than 0.05 AU and has been studied for its ordinary chondrite-like surface composition via spectroscopic analysis. Other examples include (4902) Thessandrus, a Trojan asteroid in the L5 Lagrangian point ahead of Jupiter, and (4904) Makio, a stony S-type asteroid in the inner main belt named in honor of Japanese astronomer Makio Akiyama for his contributions to observational astronomy. The table below provides representative details for selected minor planets in this range, drawn from the Minor Planet Center database; full orbital and observational data for all 4901–5000 are available via query tools at the MPC and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Small-Body Database.| Number | Provisional Designation | Name | Discovery Date | Discoverer(s) | Orbit Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4902 | 1988 TJ | Thessandrus | 1988-10-05 | C. S. Shoemaker & E. M. Shoemaker | Jupiter Trojan (L5) |
| 4904 | 1989 WZ | Makio | 1989-11-21 | Y. Mizuno & T. Furuta | Main belt (inner) |
| 4923 | 1981 EC18 | Clarke | 1981-03-02 | S. J. Bus | Main belt |
| 4936 | 1987 UA | Butakov | 1987-10-27 | L. G. Karachkina | Main belt |
| 4953 | 1990 MU | (unnamed) | 1990-06-23 | R. H. McNaught | Apollo (near-Earth) |
