(433512) Hollyholman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 November 2009 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Holly Holman (b. 1973) is a biomedical engineer, researcher and educator at the University of Utah. She has worked on vaccine development and dormant DNA viruses in neurons. She discovered a new type of cell in the vestibular system called a clinocyte.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hollyholman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hollyholman is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 433512 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 WE55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.77 km (#17,237 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 5.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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