(4637) Odorico Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 February 1989 by J. M. Baur at Chions.

Where Odorico is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOdoricoOdorico

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Odorico is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4637
Provisional designation1989 CT
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.30 km (#8,508 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.194
Rotation period7.56 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.76
Orbital period3.79 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.80 au
Eccentricity0.152
Inclination1.71°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

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