(13410) Arhale Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1999 by CSS at Catalina.
Alan R. Hale (b. 1941) joined with Tom Johnson in the mid-1960s in the creation and development of the Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and its ultimate production. In this he was instrumental in bringing astronomy to many schools and ordinary people over the years.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Arhale is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arhale is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13410 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 UX5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.65 km (#15,952 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 4.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.706 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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