(1975) Pikelner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 August 1969 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Pikelner is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPikelnerPikelner

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pikelner is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1975
Provisional designation1969 PH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.7 km (#3,204 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.118
Rotation period11.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.2
Orbital period4.69 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.48 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity0.116
Inclination6.31°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.47 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 11 August 1969

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