Asteroid
Near-Earth
Eric
4954 Eric (1990 SQ)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.768 AU
- True anomaly
- 199.74°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 2.002 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4492
- Inclination
- 17.43°
- Orbital period
- 2.83 years
- Perihelion
- 1.102 AU
- Aphelion
- 2.901 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 358.39°
- Argument of periapsis
- 52.63°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 5.40 km
- Rotation period
- 12.06 hours
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.176
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 12.54
- Spectral type
- AMO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Named