(1578) Kirkwood Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1951 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Kirkwood is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kirkwood is 4.35 au from the Sun and 4.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1578 |
| Provisional designation | 1951 AT |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 47.1 km (#811 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Rotation period | 17.9 hours |
| Spectral type | D |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.16 |
| Orbital period | 7.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 4.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 0.807° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 January 1951
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- (1741) Giclas
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- (1751) Herget
- (1761) Edmondson
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