(101723) Finger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1999 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Milton “Bill” Finger (1914-1974) was a comic book writer who created the major characters Batman (with Bob Kane) and Green Lantern (with Martin Nodell). He also created Robin, Catwoman, the Joker and the Penguin. He has been inducted into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame and the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Finger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Finger is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 101723 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 EY5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 3.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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