(4171) Carrasco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1982 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Carrasco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carrasco is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4171 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 FZ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.94 km (#10,726 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.501 |
| Rotation period | 33.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0788 |
| Inclination | 4.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.