(2220) Hicks Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1975 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Named in honor of William B. Hicks, alumnus of the California Institute of Technology, distinguished engineer, businessman and supporter of the sciences. Name proposed by E. F. Helin and E. M. Shoemaker.Naming citation (MPC 5285), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hicks is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hicks is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2220 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 VB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.3 km (#2,823 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0960 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 2.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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