(264165) Poehler Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Amy Poehler (b. 1971) is an actor, writer, and comedian who has been nominated for numerous awards for her work on Saturday Night Live and other television shows. She is the co-founder of Smart Girls, an organization dedicated to empowering women and girls.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Poehler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Poehler is 3.50 au from the Sun and 4.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 264165 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 AP120 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.45 km (#9,794 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0280 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0903 |
| Inclination | 16.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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