Discovered by Jean Mueller MPC designation 4257 Observation arc 9804 days (26.84 yr) Discovered 23 August 1987 Discoverer Jean Mueller Discovery site Palomar Observatory | Discovery date 23 August 1987 Alternative names 1987 QA Orbital period 771 days Orbits Sun Named after Bastet | |
Aphelion 2.4182880 AU (361.77074 Gm) Similar 4544 Xanthus, 4183 Cuno, 3362 Khufu, 1865 Cerberus, 3671 Dionysus | ||
4257 Ubasti (1949 PV) is an Apollo asteroid discovered on August 23, 1987 by Jean Mueller at Samuel Oschin telescope. It was named for Bastet, the one of the Egyptian goddesses of warfare.
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