(4319) Jackierobinson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) was the first black major league baseball player in modern times. He joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and was named league Most Valuable Player in 1949. After retiring from baseball he campaigned for civil rights and established a fund for minority scholarships.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jackierobinson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jackierobinson is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4319 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ER14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.12 km (#12,450 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.344 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.222 |
| Inclination | 9.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.809 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Jackie
All asteroids named after someone called Jackie
Also discovered on 1 March 1981
- (2788) Andenne
- (3016) Meuse
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
- (3058) Delmary
- (3075) Bornmann
- (3135) Lauer
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3472) Upgren
- (3498) Belton
- (3503) Brandt
More named asteroids discovered by S. J. Bus
- (2285) Ron Helin
- (2780) Monnig
- (2791) Paradise
- (2884) Reddish
- (2919) Dali
- (2980) Cameron
- (2981) Chagall
- (2990) Trimberger
- (3000) Leonardo
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
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