(163623) Miknaitis Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Gajus Miknaitis (b. 1976) is an American astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for his work using supernovae to measure the expansion rate of the universe.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miknaitis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miknaitis is 3.37 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 163623 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TR346 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.76 km (#7,925 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0270 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.52 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.04 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0520 |
| Inclination | 9.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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