(4015) Wilson-Harrington Apollo
Discovered on 15 November 1979 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Wilson-Harrington is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wilson-Harrington is 1.13 au from the Sun and 1.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4015 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 VA |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Diameter | 4.00 km (#12,738 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Rotation period | 3.57 hours |
| Spectral type | CF |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.970 – 4.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.631 |
| Inclination | 2.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0431 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by E. F. Helin
- (1982) Cline
- (2048) Dwornik
- (2050) Francis
- (2062) Aten
- (2074) Shoemaker
- (2083) Smither
- (2099) Opik
- (2100) Ra-Shalom
- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
- (2335) James
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