(149865) Michelhernandez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 2005 by St. Veran at St. Veran.
French amateur astronomer Michel Hernandez (b. 1970) specializes in spectroscopy. He spends a lot of time at the Pic du Midi Observatory observing the sun and the sky.Naming citation (20100923/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michelhernandez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michelhernandez is 2.89 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 149865 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 QS88 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 3.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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