(333571) Hanish Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 January 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Levi Hanish (b. 1980) is an American technician at Lockheed Martin Space. He was the lead technician for assembly of the Sample Return Capsule and a member of the team that assembled, tested, and launched the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Levi was one of the Recovery Specialists that recovered the capsule and opened the science canister at Johnson Space Center.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hanish is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hanish is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333571 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 BV179 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.65 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0332 |
| Inclination | 6.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.