(4337) Arecibo Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Arecibo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arecibo is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4337 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 GB |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.7 km (#2,241 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Rotation period | 32.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0940 |
| Inclination | 2.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.94 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.