(4418) Fredfranklin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Fredfranklin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fredfranklin is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4418
Provisional designation1931 TR1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.03 km (#7,610 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.326
Rotation period4.82 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.95
Orbital period4.15 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 2.98 au
Eccentricity0.157
Inclination12.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

Also discovered on 9 October 1931

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