(164536) Davehinson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 April 2006 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
David P. Hinson (b. 1954), a Senior Research Scientist at Stanford University, served as a Co-Investigator for Radio Science for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davehinson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davehinson is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 164536 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 HF150 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0797 |
| Inclination | 2.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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