(4238) Audrey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 April 1980 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Brought up in wartime Holland, Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) became a highly acclaimed film actress. After her 1951 debut on Broadway in Gigi, her film successes included Roman Holiday, Funny Face, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade, My Fair Lady and Wait Until Dark. She later worked to improve the lot of children in Africa.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Audrey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Audrey is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4238 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 GF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.71 km (#9,387 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0733 |
| Inclination | 1.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.