(1951) Lick Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 1949 by C. A. Wirtanen at Mount Hamilton.
Where Lick is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lick is 1.35 au from the Sun and 1.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1951 |
| Provisional designation | 1949 OA |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.57 km (#9,617 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0895 |
| Rotation period | 5.30 hours |
| Spectral type | A |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
| Orbital period | 1.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.30 – 1.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0615 |
| Inclination | 39.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.306 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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