(161592) Sarahhamilton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 2005 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Sarah A. Hamilton (b. 1974) is an operations manager at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. She served as the Mission Operations Planning Lead Manager for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sarahhamilton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sarahhamilton is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 161592 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 PN24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.19 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 2.63° |
| 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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