(560354) Chrisnolan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 November 2013 by Zolnowski, M., Kusiak, M. at Tincana.
Christopher Edward Nolan (b. 1970) is a British-American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He has received 36 Oscar nominations, winning eleven times.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chrisnolan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrisnolan is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 560354 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 FW291 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0536 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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