(4099) Wiggins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1988 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Patrick Wiggins (b. 1949) spent over 26 years with Hansen Planetarium in Salt Lake City, educating the children and adults of Utah through programs at the planetarium, in schools and via the media. After retiring from the planetarium he continued as a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador.Naming citation (20070106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wiggins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wiggins is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4099 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 AB5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.50 km (#7,112 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.239 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.94 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0781 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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