(41671) Benhardesty Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Benjamin Hardesty (b. 1988) is an Instrument Scientist at Lowell Observatory, responsible for the maintenance and creation of astronomical research instrumentation. He was pivotal in construction of the 4.3m Lowell Observatory Telescope, located in the USA, and he continues to push Lowell instrumentation towards new futures.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benhardesty is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benhardesty is 3.32 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41671 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 TF34 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.84 km (#7,828 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.198 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.51 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 18.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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