4606 Saheki

4606 Saheki
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Saheki
Discovery [1]
Discovered byT. Seki
Discovery siteGeisei Obs.
Discovery date27 October 1987
Designations
(4606) Saheki
Named after
Tsuneo Saheki (astronomer)[2]
1987 UM1 · 1972 GA1
1977 TJ7 · 1977 VF2
1982 FH4
main-belt · Flora [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc63.81 yr (23,305 days)
Aphelion2.4805 AU
Perihelion2.0231 AU
2.2518 AU
Eccentricity0.1016
3.38 yr (1,234 days)
202.74°
0° 17m 30.12s / day
Inclination2.6338°
241.26°
251.92°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.655±0.069[4]
6.712±0.041 km[5]
7.14 km (calculated)[3]
4.969±0.003 h[a]
4.97347±0.00005 h[6]
5.032±0.001 h[7]
0.24 (assumed)[3]
0.3266±0.0245[5]
0.332±0.088[4]
S [3]
12.7[5] · 13.0[1][3] · 13.35±0.32[8]

4606 Saheki, provisional designation 1987 UM1, is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter.

The asteroid was discovered on 27 October 1987, by Japanese astronomer Tsutomu Seki at Geisei Observatory, Japan.[9] It was later named after Japanese astronomer Tsuneo Saheki.[2]

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