(4201) Orosz Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 May 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.

Where Orosz is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Orosz is 3.87 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4201
Provisional designation1984 JA1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter33.0 km (#1,229 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Rotation period17.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.67
Orbital period5.62 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.44 – 3.87 au
Eccentricity0.226
Inclination8.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.43 au

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

Also discovered on 3 May 1984

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