(160215) Haines-Stiles Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Geoffrey Haines-Stiles (b. 1948) served as the Public Outreach Cinematographer for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Haines-Stiles is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Haines-Stiles is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 160215 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CB274 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.198 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.951 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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