(4221) Picasso Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1988 by J. Alu at Palomar.
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Where Picasso is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Picasso is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4221 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 EJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.8 km (#4,663 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Rotation period | 3.11 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 17.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 March 1988
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