(264474) Rogerclark Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 2001 by SKADS at Kitt Peak.
Roger Clark (b. 1953) made fundamental discoveries about solid surfaces on bodies from Earth to Saturn. He applied imaging spectroscopy to map minerals on these bodies on numerous NASA missions and applied these methods to assess the 9/11 disaster and determine oil leakage from the Gulf spill.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rogerclark is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rogerclark is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 264474 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FH212 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0542 |
| Inclination | 0.651° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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