(4182) Mount Locke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 May 1951 by McDonald Observatory at Fort Davis.
Where Mount Locke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mount Locke is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4182 |
| Provisional designation | 1951 JQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,878 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Rotation period | 3.02 hours |
| Spectral type | Sr |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 8.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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