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4894 Ask

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q918257

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Follows
4893 Seitter[6]
Followed by
4895 Embla[7]
Absolute magnitude
13.5 (13.3–13.5, n=3)[19][20][21]
Albedo
+0.279[40]
Apoapsis
+2.598, +2.597453552325571[31][32]
Argument of periapsis
+47.18912, +47.22988279137395[35][36]
Diameter
+5.018[39]
Discoverer or inventor
Poul Jensen[2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[41]
Longitude of ascending node
+263.61255, +263.5503569761714[27][28]
Mean anomaly
+89.25126, +107.262811793173[37][38]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[8]
Named after
Askr and Embla, Askr[4][5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.19 (0.19–0.2, n=3)[16][17][18]
Orbital inclination
+2.63902, +2.638465161897863[22][23]
Orbital period
+3.21, +1171.095086537003[24][25]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[9]
Periapsis
+1.7505787, +1.75124346286672[33][34]
Provisional designation
1957 OG, 1969 EK, 1976 KY, 1986 RJ[10][11][12][13]
Rotation period
+3.636[26]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.1741189, +2.174348507596146[29][30]
Significant event
naming[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Brorfelde Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
September 8, 1986[14]
Time of periapsis
+2460651.569578169[42]
🏷️ Also known as
en 4894 Ask en Ask de (4894) Ask fa سیارک ۴۸۹۴ fa سیارک 4894 ja アスク ru (4894) Аск ru Ask ru Аск ru 1986 RJ ru 1957 OG ru 1969 EK ru 1976 KY ru (4894) 1986 RJ ru (4894) Ask uk 4894 Ask uk 4894 Аск zh 小行星4894
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y0vll
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20004894
Minor Planet Center body ID
4894

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Discoverer or inventor 1
Poul Jensen
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
4895 Embla
Followed by (predecessor) 1
4895 Embla
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Askr and Embla
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Brorfelde Observatory
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Summary

4894 Ask is an asteroid[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Circulars. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 4893 Seitter
    Time of periapsis → 2,460,651.569578 Julian day
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Rotation period → 3.636 hour
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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