(165659) Michaelhicks Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 June 2001 by NEAT at Haleakala.
Michael D. Hicks (b. 1964), a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is an avid observer, who specializes in spectroscopy and photometry of minor planets.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelhicks is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelhicks is 4.19 au from the Sun and 5.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 165659 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 LZ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.72 km (#7,975 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 4.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.371 |
| Inclination | 27.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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