Discovered by Schelte J. Bus Observation arc 14055 days (38.48 yr) Perihelion 1.8733 AU (280.24 Gm) Discovered 2 March 1981 Orbits Sun Discovery site Siding Spring Observatory | Discovery date 2 March 1981 Aphelion 2.8984 AU (433.59 Gm) Semi-major axis 2.3858 AU (356.91 Gm) Absolute magnitude 14.5 Discoverer Schelte J. Bus Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
4432 McGraw-Hill is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1347.0198029 days (3.69 years).
The asteroid was discovered on March 2, 1981 by Schelte J. Bus at Siding Spring in the course of the UK Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey. On February 18, 1992, the International Astronomical Union officially assigned the name "McGraw-Hill" to the asteroid. The text of the citation, as officially published by IAU Commission 20 in Minor Planet Circular 19897, is as follows:
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