(4432) McGraw-Hill Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.

Where McGraw-Hill is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMcGraw-HillMcGraw-Hill

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McGraw-Hill is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4432
Provisional designation1981 ER22
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.04 km (#15,110 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.254
Absolute magnitude (H)14.65
Orbital period3.69 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.88 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.214
Inclination0.461°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.872 au

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

Also discovered on 2 March 1981

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