(165612) Stackpole Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 2001 by D. Healy at Junk Bond.
Michael Stackpole (b. 1957), currently living in Arizona, is a prolific and popular science fiction author, as well as a popular advocate for science and rational thinking through his writing, media appearances and public speaking.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stackpole is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stackpole is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 165612 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FP86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0398 |
| Inclination | 1.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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