(503033) New Hampshire Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
New Hampshire is a state located in the northeast corner of the United States, within the region of New England. The capital is the city of Concord. It is nicknamed The Granite State due to its high supply of quality granite. The state motto, Live Free or Die, accurately captures the strongly held sentiment of its citizens.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #10, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where New Hampshire is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: New Hampshire is 3.20 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 503033 |
| Provisional designation | 2015 FE144 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 6.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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