(196411) Umurhan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 2003 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Orkan Umurhan (b. 1969), a Senior Research Scientist at the NASA SETI Institute, served as a science team post-doctoral researcher for geophysics investigations for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Umurhan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Umurhan is 2.17 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 196411 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 GW51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.71 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0979 |
| Inclination | 2.07° |
| 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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