(4362) Carlisle Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 August 1978 by Perth Observatory at Bickley.

Where Carlisle is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlisle is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4362
Provisional designation1978 PR4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.59 km (#9,584 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.391
Rotation period2.63 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.19
Orbital period3.35 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.47 au
Eccentricity0.102
Inclination4.72°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

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

Also discovered on 1 August 1978

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