(172951) Mehoke Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 May 2005 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Douglas S. Mehoke (b. 1956) is a thermal engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and served as a Thermal Systems Engineer for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mehoke is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mehoke is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 172951 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 JN174 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0580 |
| Inclination | 5.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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