(173094) Wielicki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 2007 by at Vallemare Borbona 105279 Casulli, V. S..
Krzysztof Wielicki (b. 1950) is a Polish mountaineer. He was the fifth man in the world to climb all fourteen of the world's 8000-m mountains.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wielicki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wielicki is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 173094 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 TM69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0420 |
| Inclination | 1.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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