(51983) Honig Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 2001 by Juels, C. W., Holvorcem, P. R. at Fountain Hills.
Sebastian F. Hönig (b. 1978) adroitly searched SOHO and NEAT images during 2000-2003 and was credited with 27 sungrazer comet discoveries and 479 minor-planet designations. However, his biggest thrill was the visual discovery of comet C/2002 O4 with a 0.25-m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope on 2002 July 22.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Honig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Honig is 4.14 au from the Sun and 3.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 51983 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SZ8 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.32 |
| Orbital period | 7.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.48 – 4.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 9.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Sebastian
All asteroids named after someone called Sebastian
Also discovered on 19 September 2001
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