(4308) Magarach Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Magarach is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Magarach is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4308 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 PL4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.47 km (#5,440 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Rotation period | 33.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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