(4232) Aparicio Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 February 1977 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.

Where Aparicio is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAparicioAparicio

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aparicio is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4232
Provisional designation1977 CD
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.29 km (#14,517 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.371
Rotation period54.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.74
Orbital period2.69 years
Semi-major axis1.94 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.77 – 2.10 au
Eccentricity0.0833
Inclination21.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.875 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 13 February 1977

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