(18110) HASI Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

This minor planet is named to honor the 44 members of the Huygens Atmospheric Structure Instrument team.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where HASI is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHASIHASI

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: HASI is 2.52 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number18110
Provisional designation2000 NK13
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter1.98 km (#17,052 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.410
Absolute magnitude (H)15.38
Orbital period3.58 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.68 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination4.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.997 au

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

Also discovered on 5 July 2000

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