(444414) Mikehankey Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 December 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Mike Hankey (b. 1972) is an American and the Operations Manager for the American Meteor Society. He is responsible for dramatic improvements to the AMS online fireball reporting system, which has expanded to use by the International Meteor Organization and has facilitated rapid recovery of meteorite falls worldwide.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #2, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mikehankey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikehankey is 3.14 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 444414 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 AQ56 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0947 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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