(80451) Alwoods Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 January 2000 by J. M. Roe at Oaxaca.
A. L. (Al) Woods (1911-2004) was an amateur astronomer with a long history in the Mid-States Region of the Astronomical League and with the St. Louis Astronomical Society. He was particularly noted for his telescope-making activities, especially with multi-mirror, tilted-component systems.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alwoods is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alwoods is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 80451 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.09 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0890 |
| Inclination | 5.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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