(2553) Viljev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 March 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Viljev is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Viljev is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2553
Provisional designation1979 FS2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.0 km (#3,387 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.271
Absolute magnitude (H)11.61
Orbital period5.43 years
Semi-major axis3.09 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.94 – 3.24 au
Eccentricity0.0484
Inclination5.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.94 au

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

Also discovered on 29 March 1979

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