(8774) Viridis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Named for Picus viridis, or green woodpecker.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Viridis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Viridis is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8774 |
| Provisional designation | 5162 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.75 km (#6,831 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.268 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0847 |
| Inclination | 8.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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