(193158) Haechan Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 May 2000 by S.-L. Kim at Bohyunsan.

Haechan Kim (b. 1994) is the discoverer's son. The name Haechan means “brilliant like the Sun” in Korean.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Haechan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haechan is 3.45 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number193158
Provisional designation2000 KJ4
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.46
Orbital period5.73 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.92 – 3.49 au
Eccentricity0.0899
Inclination6.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.92 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 28 May 2000