(71000) Hughdowns Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
Hugh Downs (b. 1921) is a television pioneer, program host, journalist and prolific author. He is also a board of governors member of the National Space Society and was a longtime president and chairman of the predecessor National Space Institute. The name was suggested by M. Trueblood.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hughdowns is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hughdowns is 2.52 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 71000 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XD37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.89 km (#6,695 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| 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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