(131245) Bakich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 2001 by D. Healy at Junk Bond.
As senior editor of Astronomy, Michael E. Bakich (b. 1953) serves as a science popularizer. A historian of astronomy specializing in the nineteenth century, he spent 30 years in planetaria as educator and consultant. He also wrote several books, including the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Amateur Astronomy.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bakich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bakich is 2.58 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 131245 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0826 |
| Inclination | 4.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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