(2099) Opik Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1977 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Opik is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Opik is 1.49 au from the Sun and 0.556 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2099 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 VB |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.18 km (#10,291 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Rotation period | 6.44 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.47 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.360 |
| Inclination | 27.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.494 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.