(4437) Yaroshenko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 April 1983 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Yaroshenko is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYaroshenkoYaroshenko

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yaroshenko is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4437
Provisional designation1983 GA2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.74 km (#11,130 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.595
Rotation period30.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.89
Orbital period3.74 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.139
Inclination4.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also discovered on 10 April 1983

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