(4517) Ralpharvey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1975 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
An assistant professor at Case Western University, Ralph Harvey (b. 1960) leads the Antarctic Search for Meteorites, a program that has provided invaluable clues to the physical and chemical history of the solar system. His research interests focus on igneous processes that formed the martian meteorites.Naming citation (20001013/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ralpharvey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ralpharvey is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4517 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 SV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.44 km (#14,115 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.959 |
| Rotation period | 3.60 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.48 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 4.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.772 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 September 1975
- (3296) Bosque Alegre
- (5497) Sararussell
- (6216) San Jose
- (7807) Grier
- (7909) Ziffer
- (8129) Michaelbusch
- (8242) Joshemery
- (8243) Devonburr
- (9715) Paolotanga
- (11440) Massironi
- (12183) Caltonen
- (12184) Trevormerkley
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- (2791) Paradise
- (2884) Reddish
- (2919) Dali
- (2980) Cameron
- (2981) Chagall
- (2990) Trimberger
- (3000) Leonardo
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
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