(250840) Motorhead Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 2005 by J.-C. Merlin at Nogales.
The British heavy metal group Motörhead was established in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (Ian Fraser Kilmister, b. 1945). Although defining themselves as a rock n' roll group, Motörhead influenced most present day heavy metal and punk rock groups.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-03-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Motorhead is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Motorhead is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 250840 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UT158 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.25 km (#14,611 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0960 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 4.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.