(43722) Carloseduardo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 July 1968 by Torres, C., Cofre, S. at Cerro El Roble.
Argentine astronomer Carlos Eduardo López (b. 1953) was in charge of the Asteroid Astrometry Program at El Leoncito for thirty years.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carloseduardo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carloseduardo is 2.94 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 43722 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 OB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.1 km (#3,691 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.113 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.72 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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