(176610) Nunez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 March 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Jorge I. Nunez (b. 1981) is a scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He served as a LORRI Instrument Data Scientist for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nunez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nunez is 2.01 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 176610 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 FW18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 1.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.882 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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