(4370) Dickens Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Dickens is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dickens is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4370 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 SL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.77 km (#13,270 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Rotation period | 2.76 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 2.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.757 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.