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4798 Mercator

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q154664

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
4797 Ako[4]
Followed by
4799 Hirasawa[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.5, +13.61[17][18]
Albedo
+0.306[36]
Apoapsis
+2.438, +2.439110877500857[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+161.11967, +160.9095338891309[31][32]
Diameter
+5.018[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Eric Walter Elst[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+93.59398, +93.54746686281663[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+136.31860, +142.7368447053047[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Gerardus Mercator[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.11 (0.11–0.11, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+3.65916, +3.658700317543461[19][20]
Orbital period
+3.26, +1189.428161825079[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+1.9570568, +1.954853405818295[29][30]
Provisional designation
1975 GH, 1985 JO1, 1986 WN8, 1989 SU1[8][9][10][11]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.1975712, +2.196982141659576[25][26]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
La Silla Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
September 26, 1989[12]
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Time of periapsis
+2460528.902158826[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Mercator de (4798) Mercator fa سیارک ۴۷۹۸ ru 1986 WN8 ru (4798) 1989 SU1 ru (4798) Меркатор ru Меркатор ru 1989 SU1 ru 1975 GH ru 1985 JO1 uk 4798 Меркатор zh 小行星4798
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y7fnd
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20004798
Minor Planet Center body ID
4798

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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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. 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.
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  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 4797 Ako
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20004798
    Time of periapsis → 2,460,528.902159 Julian day
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
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