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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak |
| Discovery date | April 4, 1986 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4255 |
| Named after | Spacewatch |
| Alternate name(s) | 1986 GW |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 4.5964912 |
| Peri | 3.3539488 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1562860 |
| Orbital period | 2894.9439322 |
| Mean anomaly | 243.46771 |
| Inclination | 2.60735 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 183.97910 |
| Argument of peri | 75.62263 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
4255 Spacewatch (1986 GW) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on April 4, 1986 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
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