(164215) Doloreshill Amor

Discovered on 25 June 2004 by CSS at Catalina.

Dolores H. Hill (b. 1956) is a meteoriticist with the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, where she has, since 1981, classified meteorites using microprobe analysis, neutron activation methods and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Doloreshill is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Doloreshill is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number164215
Provisional designation2004 MF6
Orbit classAmor · near-Earth
Absolute magnitude (H)20.01
Orbital period3.08 years
Semi-major axis2.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.28 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.396
Inclination4.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.278 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Dolores

Also discovered on 25 June 2004

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