Asteroid
Near-Earth
4596
4596 (1981 QB)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 3.214 AU
- True anomaly
- 160.98°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 2.239 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.52
- Inclination
- 37.07°
- Orbital period
- 3.35 years
- Perihelion
- 1.075 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.404 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 154.18°
- Argument of periapsis
- 248.43°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Physical properties
- Rotation period
- 2.49 hours
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.46
- Spectral type
- AMO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB