(2465) Wilson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 August 1949 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
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Where Wilson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wilson is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2465 |
| Provisional designation | 1949 PK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.7 km (#1,999 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0240 |
| Spectral type | Ch |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.46 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0770 |
| Inclination | 3.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 August 1949
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- (1820) Lohmann
- (2591) Dworetsky
- (3020) Naudts
- (3183) Franzkaiser
- (3938) Chapront
- (4001) Ptolemaeus
- (4979) Otawara
- (6260) Kelsey