(173649) Jeffreymoore Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 March 2001 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Jeffrey M. Moore (b. 1953) is a Research Scientist at the NASA Ames Research Center, who served as a Co-Investigator and Geology Science Team Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeffreymoore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeffreymoore is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 173649 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FS184 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 3.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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