(4479) Charlieparker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1985 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Charlie “Bird” Parker (1920-1955) was one of the greatest masters of the alto saxophone. Because of his brilliant use of chords and arpeggios, he has usually been named the principal inventor of bebop, which led to the development of modern jazz.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Charlieparker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charlieparker is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4479 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 CP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.88 km (#7,781 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.310 |
| Rotation period | 2.89 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0978 |
| Inclination | 5.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.