(433763) Helenkirk Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1995 by D. D. Balam at Saanich.
Helen Kirk (b. 1981) is a Canadian Senior Research Officer at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. Her research interest is local star formation, particularly at sub-millimeter and radio wavelengths. Helen is a former student at the University of Victoria.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Helenkirk is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Helenkirk is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 433763 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 BX25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 3.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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