(4132) Bartok Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 March 1988 by J. Alu at Palomar.

Where Bartok is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBartokBartok

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bartok is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4132
Provisional designation1988 EH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.72 km (#5,261 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.357
Rotation period3.30 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.29
Orbital period3.73 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.72 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity0.287
Inclination23.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.860 au

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

Also discovered on 12 March 1988

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