(4024) Ronan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 November 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Ronan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ronan is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4024
Provisional designation1981 WQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.9 km (#4,143 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0550
Rotation period356 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.27
Orbital period3.45 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.154
Inclination7.77°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.962 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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