(20467) Hibbitts Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 June 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Charles A. Hibbitts (b. 1967), of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, studies the composition of icy bodies using near infrared spectroscopy.Naming citation (20080718/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hibbitts is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hibbitts is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20467 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 MX1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.16 km (#12,372 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 6.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.964 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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