(164405) Fennell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 October 2005 by D. J. Tholen at Mauna Kea.
Frederick Fennell (1914–2004) was the foremost conductor of wind orchestras in the United States. He founded the famous Eastman Wind Ensemble in 1952, transforming the concert band into a medium for the performance of serious music for winds. Internationally recognized, he was the principal conductor of the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra from 1984 to 1994.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 24), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fennell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fennell is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 164405 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UK504 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.35 km (#16,527 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.293 |
| Rotation period | 16.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| 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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