(289314) Chisholm Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 2003 by NEAT at Palomar.
Eric Chisholm (b. 1975) is an engineering physicist who manages the NRC interpretative facility, The Centre of the Universe, Victoria, and passionately uses astronomy to excite people of all ages about science.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chisholm is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chisholm is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 289314 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AS23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0940 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Eric
- (2181) Fogelin
- (5057) Weeks
- (5705) Ericsterken
- (8804) Eliason
- (9620) Ericidle
- (10119) Remarque
- (10841) Ericforbes
- (13858) Ericchristensen
- (13911) Stempels
- (14544) Ericjones
- (15628) Gonzales
- (15929) Ericlinton
All asteroids named after someone called Eric