(4422) Jarre Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1942 by L. Boyer at Algiers.

Named in honor of the French composers Maurice (1924– ) and Jean Michel Jarre (1948– ). Maurice studied composition at the Paris conservatoire, and wrote serial music for concert works and boldly dramatic theater music, before turning to film music, winning Oscars for his score to Lawrence of Arabia (1963) and for “Lara's Theme” from Doctor Zhivago (1965). Jean Michel abandoned his musical studies at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1967 to experiment with electronic music. His first commercial success was Oxygene (1977). Further successful recordings followed, and in 1981 he became the first Western rock artist to play concerts in China. Jean Michel is best known for his spectacular live shows. Name proposed by G. V. Williams, who made the principal identification involving this object.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #9, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Jarre is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jarre is 1.97 au from the Sun and 1.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	4422
Provisional designation	1942 UA
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	6.34 km (#8,458 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.118
Rotation period	7.00 hours
Spectral type	S
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.76
Orbital period	3.35 years
Semi-major axis	2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.84 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity	0.179
Inclination	4.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.835 au

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

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