(4474) Proust Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 August 1981 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Where Proust is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Proust is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4474 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 QZ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.5 km (#3,552 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.107 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 2.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.