(6166) Univsima Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 September 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Univsima is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Univsima is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6166
Provisional designation1978 SP4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.0 km (#4,063 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.176
Rotation period9.60 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.39
Orbital period5.18 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.25 au
Eccentricity0.0863
Inclination10.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.78 au

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

Also discovered on 27 September 1978

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