(45595) Inman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Frederick John Inman (1934–2007) was an English actor best known for playing Mr Humphries in the British comedy Are You Being Served? (1972–1985), who went on to star in the Australian version of the same sitcom. In 1976 he was named both BBC TV Personality of the Year and TV Times readers' Funniest Man on Television.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Inman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Inman is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45595 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CK111 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.35 km (#14,342 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.360 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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