(171624) Nicolemartin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Nicole P. Martin (b. 1973) served as a Pluto flyby sequencer for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nicolemartin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nicolemartin is 3.05 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 171624 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CT106 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 4.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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