(242529) Hilaomar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 2005 by M. Ory at Vicques.
Hila Omar is really into astronomy and promotes that science in Morocco. He has constructed an observatory with a 60-cm telescope in a cultural center south of the city of Marrakech.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hilaomar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hilaomar is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 242529 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 AL54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.76 km (#13,313 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0860 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.28 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.246 |
| Inclination | 16.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (129138) Williamfrost
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- (214136) Alinghi
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