(343774) Samuelhale Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 2006 by Deep Ecliptic Survey at Kitt Peak.
Samuel D. Hale (b. 1942) is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Mount Wilson Institute and grandson of Mount Wilson Observatory's founding director, George Ellery Hale. Hale served also as the founding host of the Alliance of Historic Observatories, an organization devoted to the future well-being of observatories.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #14, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samuelhale is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samuelhale is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 343774 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 FN150 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.151 |
| Inclination | 3.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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