(5551) Glikson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 January 1982 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Glikson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Glikson is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5551 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 BJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.61 km (#9,569 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.348 |
| Rotation period | 91.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 24.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.915 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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