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4864 Nimoy

minor planet
Thing asteroid Q709023

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
4863 Yasutani[4]
Followed by
4865 Sor[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.4, +13.61[19][20]
Albedo
+0.054[38]
Apoapsis
+2.907, +2.907034433745463[29][30]
Argument of periapsis
+241.71103, +241.7747856465429[33][34]
Diameter
+11.874[37]
Discoverer or inventor
Henri Debehogne[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[39]
Longitude of ascending node
+94.14523, +94.09223605762811[25][26]
Mean anomaly
+219.76270, +211.0108500769495[35][36]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Leonard Nimoy[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.18 (0.18–0.18, n=3)[16][17][18]
Orbital inclination
+3.61833, +3.620671452293235[21][22]
Orbital period
+3.88, +1415.706891627534[23][24]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.0304065, +2.027883579665745[31][32]
Provisional designation
1988 RA5, 1957 SA, 1968 KD, 1969 VD1, 1976 MG, 1985 XZ1[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.4685796, +2.467459006705604[27][28]
Significant event
naming[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
La Silla Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
September 2, 1988[14]
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Time of periapsis
+2461586.4026842327[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nimoy en (4864) 1988 RA5 de (4864) Nimoy ru 1969 VD1 ru 1985 XZ1 ru 1988 RA5 ru 1976 MG ru 1957 SA ru 1968 KD uk 4864 1988 RA5 uk 4864 Німой zh 小行星4864
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/0bbw89x
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20004864
Minor Planet Center body ID
4864

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  1. [1] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  3. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . 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.
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  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.
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  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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 4863 Yasutani
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20004864
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461586.4026842327'}
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
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