(15621) Erikhovland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 April 2000 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Erik Hovland (b. 1970) is a computer programmer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He developed the NEAT operations software when it changed telescopes to the MSSS 1.2-m on Maui and has helped deploy the first phase of the Keck Interferometer. His little free time is spent with his son and wife.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erikhovland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erikhovland is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15621 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 HO20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.3 km (#4,915 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.151 |
| Rotation period | 5.34 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 16.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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