(261930) Moorhead Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 May 2006 by P. A. Wiegert at Mauna Kea.
James Marshall Moorhead (b. 1940) is an American-Canadian astronomer with expertise in the infrared spectroscopy of stars and nebulae, and the properties of variable stars.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Moorhead is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Moorhead is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 261930 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 KF138 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 1.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.955 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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