(4417) Lecar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 April 1931 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Lecar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lecar is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4417 |
| Provisional designation | 1931 GC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,511 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.360 |
| Rotation period | 3.18 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.2 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 9.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.