(209206) Richardhenry Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 2003 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Richard Conn Henry (b. 1940) is an American Academy Professor at the Johns Hopkins University specializing in far ultra-violet observations. He directs NASA's Maryland Space Grant Consortium and is a former Deputy Director of NASA's Astrophysics Division. He works with the New Horizons Science Team to use the spacecraft for astrophysical investigations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardhenry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardhenry is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 209206 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 UQ288 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 1.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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