(4023) Jarnik Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 October 1981 by L. Brozek at Klet.

Where Jarnik is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsJarnikJarnik

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jarnik is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4023
Provisional designation1981 UN
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.58 km (#9,599 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.195
Rotation period4.78 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.58
Orbital period3.34 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.44 au
Eccentricity0.0933
Inclination1.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

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

Also discovered on 25 October 1981

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