(4151) Alanhale Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 April 1985 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.

Where Alanhale is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alanhale is 3.55 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4151
Provisional designation1985 HV1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.5 km (#2,267 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0450
Rotation period11.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.47
Orbital period5.56 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.61 au
Eccentricity0.150
Inclination1.00°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 24 April 1985

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