(149951) Hildakowalski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Hildegard Kowalski (b 1927) is the mother of the discoverer. She provided the discoverer with his first childhood telescope and helped to foster his interest in observational astronomy.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hildakowalski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hildakowalski is 2.06 au from the Sun and 2.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 149951 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TL14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 6.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.978 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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