(198110) Heathrhoades Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 September 2004 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.

Heath Rhoades (b. 1972) is the Table Mountain Observatory computer network administrator for all telescope operations by both local and remote users. He is a qualified assistant observer and provides both scripting and special operational programs for all astronomical needs.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Heathrhoades is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heathrhoades is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number198110
Provisional designation2004 SD56
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.32
Orbital period4.11 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 3.12 au
Eccentricity0.216
Inclination4.07°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

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

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