(661786) Aikman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 2005 by D. D. Balam P. A. Wiegert at Maunakea.
Christopher Aikman (b. 1943) is a Canadian astrophysicist formerly of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory of the National Research Council of Canada. He is an authority on the spectroscopic investigation of comets and chemically peculiar stars.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #9, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aikman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aikman is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 661786 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 PJ27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.47 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0831 |
| Inclination | 4.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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