(154998) Anneadkins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 July 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Anne Marie Adkins (b. 1954) has been an avid promoter of astronomy education and outreach since 2001. She is one of the organizers of the Texas Star Party and Eldorado Star Party in the USA, and the OzSky Star Safari in Australia, and she is a former member of the Board of Visitors at McDonald Observatory in Texas.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anneadkins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anneadkins is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 154998 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 NN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.62 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 3.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.784 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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