(4236) Lidov Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Lidov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lidov is 3.57 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4236 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 FV1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 32.9 km (#1,234 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 423 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.5 |
| Orbital period | 6.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.30 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0404 |
| Inclination | 7.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.