(197845) Michaelvincent Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 2004 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Michael A. Vincent (b. 1978), an Assistant Director for Research and Development at the Southwest Research Institute, served as the REX Instrument Project Manager and Deputy Payload Systems Engineer for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelvincent is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelvincent is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 197845 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 PU110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 6.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Michael
- (3192) A'Hearn
- (4477) Kelley
- (4599) Rowan
- (5373) Michaelkurtz
- (5554) Keesey
- (5569) Colby
- (6406) Mikejura
- (6569) Ondaatje
- (7738) Heyman
- (7936) Mikemagee
- (8032) Michaeladams
- (8129) Michaelbusch
All asteroids named after someone called Michael