(45512) Holcomb Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Amasa Holcomb (1787-1875) was a self taught astronomer and optician who fabricated surveying instruments and astronomical telescopes of Herschelian configuration up to 254 mm aperture. Two of his instruments are currently at the Smithsonian Institution.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Holcomb is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Holcomb is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45512 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BD23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.77 km (#11,081 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.214 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0541 |
| Inclination | 8.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.92 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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