(1884) Skip Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1943 by M. Laugier at Nice.
Where Skip is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Skip is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1884 |
| Provisional designation | 1943 EB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.42 km (#6,215 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.360 |
| Rotation period | 2.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.262 |
| Inclination | 21.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.907 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 March 1943
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