(5220) Vika Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Vika is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vika is 1.89 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5220 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SA8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.14 km (#10,368 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.385 |
| Rotation period | 5.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 5.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.796 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.