(85095) Hekla Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The Hungaria minor planet is named after the active 1491-m volcano Hekla, one of Iceland's prominent volcanoes.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hekla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hekla is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85095 |
| Provisional designation | 5192 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.77 |
| Orbital period | 2.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0814 |
| Inclination | 19.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.837 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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