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4908 Ward

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q154831

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
4907 Zoser[3]
Followed by
4909 Couteau[4]
Absolute magnitude
+13.7, +13.82[16][17]
Albedo
+0.327[36]
Apoapsis
+2.700, +2.700547386191597[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+166.03710, +166.0589276484185[31][32]
Diameter
+4.903[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Fernand Rigaux[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+190.17374, +190.0876113646534[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+156.49399, +166.911159667907[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.23 (0.23–0.23, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+4.57224, +4.573224678697531[18][19]
Orbital period
+3.24, +1182.430943754934[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+1.6768310, +1.676167291230645[29][30]
Provisional designation
1933 SD, 1972 TK2, 1978 NC4, 1988 PU1[7][8][9][10]
Rotation period
+10.96[22]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.1884871, +2.188357338711121[25][26]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Royal Observatory of Belgium[2]
Time of discovery or invention
September 17, 1933[11]
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Time of periapsis
+2460452.275222085[38]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03ykwl5
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20004908
Minor Planet Center body ID
4908

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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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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. 4d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 4907 Zoser
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20004908
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460452.275222085'}
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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