(110026) Hamill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Mark Richard Hamill (b. 1951) is an American actor most famous for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films. Hamill has won acclaim as a voice actor, most notably as the Joker, Batman's archenemy. Hamill has appeared in more than 75 films, hundreds of television episodes, and more than 30 video games.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hamill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hamill is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 110026 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SH73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.00 km (#12,741 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.160 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
| Orbital period | 5.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0556 |
| Inclination | 4.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.87 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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