(5422) Hodgkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 December 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Where Hodgkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hodgkin is 3.52 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5422 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 YL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.3 km (#2,819 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.83 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 6.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.