(117572) Hutsebaut Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 2005 by A. Lowe at Mayhill.
Robert Hutsebaut (b. 1941) is a Belgian amateur astronomer with a particular interest in minor planets. He has used the remote facilities at Rent-a-Scope Observatory to confirm many near-Earth objects, in addition to discovering a number of main-belt minor planets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hutsebaut is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hutsebaut is 3.61 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117572 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 EX33 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.86 km (#5,858 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 27.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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