(60532) Henson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Matthew Alexander Henson (1866–1955) was an American explorer who explored the Arctic alongside Robert Peary on several expeditions, including in 1909 when they may have been the first to reach the geographic North Pole. Among many accolades he was the first African American made a lifetime member of The Explorers Club.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #8, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Henson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Henson is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 60532 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EX50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.42 km (#7,191 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0791 |
| Inclination | 28.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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