(44694) Aprilhinton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 September 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
April Jewell Hinton (b. 1977) is an American dentist. She graduated from Creighton University in 2006 with a doctorate of dental surgery. She is known for volunteering her time and skills to provide free and much needed dental services to impoverished and underserved people in Africa.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #3, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aprilhinton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aprilhinton is 2.28 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 44694 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RT234 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0808 |
| Inclination | 4.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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