(1805) Dirikis Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1970 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Dirikis is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dirikis is 3.22 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1805
Provisional designation1970 GD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter28.1 km (#1,474 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0890
Rotation period23.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.39
Orbital period5.57 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.80 – 3.48 au
Eccentricity0.108
Inclination2.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.81 au

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

Also discovered on 1 April 1970

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