(163255) Adrianhill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2002 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Adrian Hill (b. 1964) is a software engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and served as a Fault Protection and Autonomy Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adrianhill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adrianhill is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 163255 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 GT27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 2.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.932 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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