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4902 Thessandrus

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q154821

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
4901 Ó Briain[3]
Followed by
4903 Ichikawa[4]
Absolute magnitude
+9.8, +9.84[17][18]
Albedo
+0.081[37]
Apoapsis
+5.425, +5.42466120690108[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+270.28651, +273.067801280504[32][33]
Diameter
+51.263[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Carolyn S. Shoemaker[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Lagrangian point
L4-Jupiter-Sun[16]
Longitude of ascending node
+170.27986, +170.2716145845843[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+237.84996, +74.84147226762607[34][35]
Minor planet group
Jupiter trojan, Greek camp trojan asteroid, asteroid belt[5][6][7]
Orbital eccentricity
0.04 (0.04–0.04, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+9.07401, +9.076339748085623[19][20]
Orbital period
+11.87, +4332.118321310213[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+4.9830432, +4.976885357889952[30][31]
Provisional designation
1985 TK3, 1989 AN2[9][10]
Rotation period
+738.0[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+5.2038965, +5.200773282395516[26][27]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
January 9, 1989[11]
Time of periapsis
+2460099.8830188764[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en (4902) Thessandrus en Thessandrus ar ثيساندروس 4902 fa سیارک ۴۹۰۲ fr (4902) Thessandre pt (4902) Théssandre ru 1985 TK3 ru 1989 AN2 ru (4902) 1989 AN2 zh 小行星4902
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yh6nr
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20004902
Minor Planet Center body ID
4902

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Direct Wikidata claims

  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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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.
  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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  39. [39] ↑ . 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 → 4901 Ó Briain
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20004902
    Time of periapsis → 2,460,099.883019 Julian day
    Minor planet group → Jupiter trojan, Greek camp trojan asteroid, asteroid belt
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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