(7311) Hildehan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 October 1995 by D. di Cicco at Sudbury.
Forever outnumbered by the women in his life, the discoverer chose to acknowledge those most significant with an appellation formed by letters in the names of his mother, Edith (Johnson) di Cicco (1912-1994); wife, Hilary F. Bennett (b. 1952); and daughter, Hannah di Cicco (b. 1987).Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hildehan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hildehan is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7311 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 TU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0479 |
| Inclination | 2.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.