(161585) Danielhals Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 April 2005 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
DanielW. Hals (b. 1983) is a software engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, who served as the Ground Systems Software Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Danielhals is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Danielhals is 3.61 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 161585 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 GN184 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 2.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 April 2005
- (117781) Jamesfisher
- (147703) Madras
- (171153) Allanrahill
- (171171) Prior
- (189264) Gerardjeong
- (207319) Eugenemar
- (207321) Crawshaw
- (212215) Mallorykinczyk
- (215905) Andrewpoppe
- (218570) Jonvandegriff
- (518458) Roblambert