(365443) Holiday Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 June 2010 by WISE at WISE.

Billie Holiday (1915-1959), born Eleanora Fagan, was one of the greatest jazz singers and songwriters of all time. She collaborated with numerous jazz greats, including Lester Young, Count Bassie and Artie Shaw. Her gorgeous voice and heartfelt songs continue to inspire.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Holiday is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Holiday is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number365443
Provisional designation2010 MU49
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.09 km (#16,941 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0590
Absolute magnitude (H)17.38
Orbital period3.57 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.78 – 2.89 au
Eccentricity0.239
Inclination5.72°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.772 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Billie

Also discovered on 23 June 2010

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