(84951) Kenwilson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Kenneth Dale Wilson (b. 1954) is the former planetarium director with the Virginia Museum of Natural Sciences and a co-author of several books on amateur astronomy.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kenwilson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kenwilson is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84951 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 XX4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.95 km (#12,864 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.236 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0594 |
| Inclination | 15.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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