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4783 Wasson

asteroid
Place asteroid Q1044650

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
4782 Gembloux[4]
Followed by
4784 Samcarin[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.5, +13.46[15][16]
Albedo
+0.132[35]
Apoapsis
+3.079, +3.07541081691831[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+357.71028, +357.8441645723669[30][31]
Diameter
+7.211[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Carolyn S. Shoemaker[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+109.24746, +109.1258141989266[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+328.59993, +187.5216770502775[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
John T. Wasson[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.2 (0.2–0.21, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+16.56736, +16.54687778451133[17][18]
Orbital period
+4.08, +1493.236274403[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.0297845, +2.038071189423269[28][29]
Provisional designation
1983 AH1, 1987 AA[8][9]
Rotation period
+58.1567[21]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.5544881, +2.55674100317079[24][25]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
January 12, 1983[10]
Time of periapsis
+2461715.91913438[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en 4783 Wasson en (4783) Wasson en Wasson de Wasson es Wasson fa سیارک 4783 fa سیارک ۴۷۸۳ fr Wasson pt Wasson ru 1983 AH1 ru 1987 AA ru (4783) 1983 AH1 ru Wasson uk 4783 Wasson uk 4783 Восон zh 小行星4783
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03ykwzg
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20004783
Minor Planet Center body ID
4783

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
4784 Samcarin
Followed by (predecessor) 1
4784 Samcarin
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
← Child astronomical body 1
Sun
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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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    Follows → 4782 Gembloux
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    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461715.91913438'}
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