(185744) Hogan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1999 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Craig Hogan (b. 1955) is an American astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Hogan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hogan is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 185744 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FK90 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.240 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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