(155784) Ercol Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Carl Jack Ercol (b. 1959) is a systems engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as the Thermal Subsystem Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ercol is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ercol is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 155784 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SH345 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 6.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.982 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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