(4032) Chaplygin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 October 1985 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Chaplygin is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsChaplyginChaplygin

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chaplygin is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4032
Provisional designation1985 UT4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.53 km (#11,563 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.164
Absolute magnitude (H)14.49
Orbital period3.22 years
Semi-major axis2.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.142
Inclination2.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.872 au

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

Also discovered on 22 October 1985

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