(2262) Mitidika Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 1978 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Mitidika is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mitidika is 3.30 au from the Sun and 4.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2262 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.80 km (#5,908 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.208 |
| Rotation period | 28.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.279 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.860 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 September 1978
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1773) Rumpelstilz
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
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