(45338) Ericevans Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Eric D. Evans (b. 1961), an American engineer, provided technical leadership, expertise, and strategic direction for 18 years as Director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and for 18 years prior as a member of the staff, with a beginning in electromagnetics. The number of this asteroid has special significance to Eric and his four sons.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #6, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericevans is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericevans is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45338 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AT85 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.5 km (#4,315 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0440 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0526 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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