(4292) Aoba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1989 by M. Koishikawa at Ayashi.
Where Aoba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aoba is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4292 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 VO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 24.7 km (#1,714 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0380 |
| Rotation period | 6.15 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0499 |
| Inclination | 3.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.