(321673) Huber Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 2010 by Mount Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Mark E. Huber (b. 1973) is an American researcher at the University of Hawaiʻi with the Pan-STARRS observatory. His focus is on transient source detection and classification, supporting surveys for Near-Earth objects and explosive transients.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Huber is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huber is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 321673 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CO182 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 4.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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