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Solar
Asteroid Near-Earth Potentially hazardous

Mithra

4486 Mithra (1987 SB)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.751 AU
True anomaly
5.07°
As of
29 August 2026

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Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.205 AU
Eccentricity
0.6598
Inclination
3.03°
Orbital period
3.27 years
Perihelion
0.75 AU
Aphelion
3.66 AU
Longitude of ascending node
82.16°
Argument of periapsis
169.3°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.92 km
Rotation period
2.81 days

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.297
Absolute magnitude (H)
15.62
Spectral type
APO

Discovery & classification

Near-Earth Object Named Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Sources