(1616) Filipoff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 1950 by L. Boyer at Algiers.
Where Filipoff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Filipoff is 2.91 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1616 |
| Provisional designation | 1950 EA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.7 km (#1,801 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Rotation period | 5.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0152 |
| Inclination | 8.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.