(784) Pickeringia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1914 by J. H. Metcalf at Winchester.
Where Pickeringia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pickeringia is 3.81 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 784 |
| Provisional designation | A914 FC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 75.6 km (#416 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Rotation period | 13.2 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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