(4733) ORO Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 April 1982 by Oak Ridge Observatory at Harvard.

Where ORO is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOROORO

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: ORO is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4733
Provisional designation1982 HB2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.72 km (#11,186 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.423
Rotation period5.88 hours
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)13.8
Orbital period3.23 years
Semi-major axis2.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.02 – 2.35 au
Eccentricity0.0741
Inclination4.72°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

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

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