(2412) Wil Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Wil is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wil is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2412
Provisional designation3537 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.7 km (#4,222 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.296
Absolute magnitude (H)11.83
Orbital period4.39 years
Semi-major axis2.68 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 3.08 au
Eccentricity0.148
Inclination7.12°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1960

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