(4332) Milton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1983 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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Where Milton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Milton is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4332 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 RC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.5 km (#4,295 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Rotation period | 3.29 hours |
| Spectral type | Xe |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.315 |
| Inclination | 19.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.776 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 September 1983
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