(4436) Ortizmoreno Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 1983 by E. Barr at Anderson Mesa.
José Luis Ortiz Moreno (b. 1967) is a planetary scientist at the IAA (CSIC) at Granada, Spain. His contributions include studies on meteoroidal impacts on the Moon, and observations and physical studies of TNOs, comets and Centaurs.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ortizmoreno is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ortizmoreno is 3.42 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4436 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 EX |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 30.7 km (#1,331 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0744 |
| Rotation period | 8.24 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.05 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0597 |
| Inclination | 17.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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