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4048 Samwestfall

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q152587

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
4047 Chang'E[4]
Followed by
4049 Noragalʹ[5]
Absolute magnitude
+14.0, +14.27[17][18]
Albedo
+0.417[36]
Apoapsis
+2.654, +2.654640743215062[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+22.47394, +22.52706940244372[31][32]
Diameter
+3.417[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Indiana Asteroid Program[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+355.91944, +355.8338906417164[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+114.45370, +102.3269833233637[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Richard S. Westfall[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.19 (0.19–0.19, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+3.21131, +3.211493821500957[19][20]
Orbital period
+3.34, +1220.531056641718[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+1.8148723, +1.81559336039976[29][30]
Provisional designation
1954 UU, 1964 UC, 1984 SV2, 1984 US2[8][9][10][11]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.2346176, +2.235117051807411[25][26]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Goethe Link Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
October 30, 1964[12]
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Time of periapsis
+2460653.5742747816[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Samwestfall de (4048) Samwestfall fa سیارک ۴۰۴۸ ru 1984 US2 ru (4048) 1964 UC ru 1984 SV2 ru 1954 UU ru 1964 UC uk 4048 Семвестфолл zh 小行星4048
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yg3hc
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20004048
Minor Planet Center body ID
4048

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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. 8d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 4047 Chang'E
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20004048
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460653.5742747816'}
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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