(1990) Pilcher Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 1956 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Pilcher is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pilcher is 2.07 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1990 |
| Provisional designation | 1956 EE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.75 km (#7,933 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Rotation period | 2.84 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.87 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0515 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (796) Sarita
- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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