(274020) Skywalker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 2007 by Karge, S., Schwab, E. at Taunus.
Skywalker is the family name of the fictional characters Luke and Anakin in the Star Wars universe.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-03-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Skywalker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Skywalker is 3.76 au from the Sun and 4.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 274020 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 RW15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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