(4174) Pikulia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1982 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Pikulia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pikulia is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4174 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 SB6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.2 km (#1,947 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 19.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.1 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 2.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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