(40981) Stephenholland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Stephen Holland (b. 1956), of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is a pioneer in the development of silicon detectors for medical imaging, x-ray photon sciences, astronomy, and high-energy physics. He led the development of thick, high resistivity p-channel CCDs which are operating in observatories around the world.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stephenholland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stephenholland is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 40981 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TL284 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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