(154554) Heatherelliott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 2003 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Heather A. Elliott (b. 1971) is a principal scientist at the Southwest Research Institute who served as a co-investigator for plasma and solar wind science for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heatherelliott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heatherelliott is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 154554 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 GC52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.17 km (#14,780 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.39 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0843 |
| Inclination | 6.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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