(1613) Smiley Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 1950 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.

Where Smiley is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Smiley is 3.26 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1613
Provisional designation1950 SD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.2 km (#2,462 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0680
Rotation period80.6 hours
Spectral typeCgh
Absolute magnitude (H)11.74
Orbital period4.53 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 3.45 au
Eccentricity0.260
Inclination7.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

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