(1629) Pecker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 February 1952 by L. Boyer at Algiers.
Where Pecker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pecker is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1629 |
| Provisional designation | 1952 DB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.54 km (#6,123 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.256 |
| Rotation period | 8.22 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 9.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.908 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 February 1952
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