(150145) Uvic Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1996 by D. D. Balam at Dominion.
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Where Uvic is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uvic is 3.53 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 150145 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 BH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.46 km (#7,135 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0110 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 6.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.