(48447) Hingley Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Peter D. Hingley (1951-2012) worked for many years as the Librarian of the Royal Astronomical Society. He was a well-known expert on the history of astronomy and published numerous articles in this field. Name proposed by L. D. Schmadel.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hingley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hingley is 3.36 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 48447 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TK2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 220 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.00 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0660 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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