(5314) Wilkickia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 September 1982 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Wilkickia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsWilkickiaWilkickia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wilkickia is 3.07 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5314
Provisional designation1982 SG4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.7 km (#4,207 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.224
Absolute magnitude (H)12.2
Orbital period5.19 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.0860
Inclination9.62°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.78 au

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

Also discovered on 20 September 1982

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