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Solar
Asteroid Near-Earth Potentially hazardous

Wilson-Harrington

4015 Wilson-Harrington (1979 VA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.495 AU
True anomaly
275.27°
As of
29 August 2026

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Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.627 AU
Eccentricity
0.6308
Inclination
2.8°
Orbital period
4.26 years
Perihelion
0.97 AU
Aphelion
4.284 AU
Longitude of ascending node
266.72°
Argument of periapsis
95.5°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5

Physical properties

Mean radius
2.00 km
Rotation period
3.57 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.05
Absolute magnitude (H)
16.16
Spectral type
APO

Discovery & classification

Near-Earth Object Named Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Sources