(84945) Solosky Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 November 2003 by CSS at Catalina.

Phil (b. 1945) and Sueko (b. 1950) Solosky were active members of the Sunset Astronomical Society in Michigan in the 1970s. They now reside in Albuquerque, NM, where they are involved with educating amateur astronomers.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Solosky is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Solosky is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number84945
Provisional designation2003 WP153
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.14
Orbital period4.20 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.130
Inclination9.96°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

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

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