(5418) Joyce Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 August 1981 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Joyce is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsJoyceJoyce

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joyce is 3.55 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5418
Provisional designation1981 QG1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.4 km (#3,274 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0640
Rotation period21.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.11
Orbital period5.13 years
Semi-major axis2.97 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 3.89 au
Eccentricity0.309
Inclination17.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

Also discovered on 29 August 1981

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