Asteroid
Near-Earth
Magellan
4055 Magellan (1985 DO2)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.414 AU
- True anomaly
- 180.31°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
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Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 1.821 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3259
- Inclination
- 23.26°
- Orbital period
- 897.3 days
- Perihelion
- 1.227 AU
- Aphelion
- 2.414 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 164.79°
- Argument of periapsis
- 154.45°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 1.25 km
- Rotation period
- 7.48 hours
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.31
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14.9
- Spectral type
- AMO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Named