(188256) Stothoff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Maria M. Stothoff (b. 1966) served as the Public Affairs Deputy Chief for the Southwest Research Institute for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stothoff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stothoff is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 188256 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 XT93 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 7.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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