(151657) Finkbeiner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 December 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Douglas P. Finkbeiner (b. 1971) is an American astrophysicist best known for mapping interstellar dust and studying its effect on cosmological measurements. He is a principal author of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey ubercalibration algorithm.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Finkbeiner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Finkbeiner is 3.06 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 151657 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 XV115 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| 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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