(4327) Ries Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 May 1982 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Ries is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ries is 3.34 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4327 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 KB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.8 km (#3,186 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Rotation period | 127 hours |
| Spectral type | Sk |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.224 |
| Inclination | 16.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 24 May 1982
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- (2532) Sutton
- (2586) Matson
- (2614) Torrence
- (2686) Linda Susan
- (2705) Wu
- (2742) Gibson
- (2748) Patrick Gene
- (2773) Brooks
- (2834) Christy Carol
- (2891) McGetchin
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