(4247) Grahamsmith Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Grahamsmith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Grahamsmith is 3.83 au from the Sun and 4.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4247 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 WC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.4 km (#3,922 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 5.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 2.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 November 1983
- (3262) Miune
- (3758) Karttunen
- (4200) Shizukagozen
- (4693) Drummond
- (5226) Pollack
- (7923) Chyba
- (8146) Jimbell
- (10288) Saville
- (10484) Hecht
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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