(4309) Marvin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 August 1978 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
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Where Marvin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marvin is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4309 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 QC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.49 km (#9,720 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.194 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.261 |
| Inclination | 1.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.