(218679) Sagamorehill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Sagamore Hill (also known as the “Summer White House”, located in Cove Neck, New York) was the home of former US President Theodore Roosevelt. Now a National Historic Site, Sagamore Hill was the location of the first negotiations in 1905 to end the Russo-Japanese War.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #15, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sagamorehill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sagamorehill is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 218679 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TQ13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Summer
All asteroids named after someone called Summer
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