(4315) Pronik Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Pronik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pronik is 3.48 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4315 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SL11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.5 km (#2,139 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.294 |
| Inclination | 16.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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