(121716) Victorsank Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 December 1999 by CSS at Catalina.

Where Victorsank is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsVictorsankVictorsank

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Victorsank is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number121716
Provisional designation1999 XL122
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.09 km (#6,488 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0600
Rotation period9.62 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.32
Orbital period5.68 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.64 – 3.73 au
Eccentricity0.171
Inclination15.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.69 au

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

Also discovered on 7 December 1999

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