(4727) Ravel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 1979 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Ravel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ravel is 3.15 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4727 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 UD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.22 km (#7,404 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Rotation period | 4.44 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0960 |
| Inclination | 3.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.