(1600) Vyssotsky Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 October 1947 by C. A. Wirtanen at Mount Hamilton.
Where Vyssotsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vyssotsky is 1.82 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1600 |
| Provisional designation | 1947 UC |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.41 km (#7,194 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.321 |
| Rotation period | 3.20 hours |
| Spectral type | A |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.68 |
| Orbital period | 2.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 1.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0376 |
| Inclination | 21.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.813 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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