(2956) Yeomans Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 April 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Named in honor of Donald K. Yeomans, celestial mechanician at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and discipline specialist for the astrometric team of the International Halley Watch. Well known for his orbit determinations that take account of the nongravitational forces acting on comets, he has made a detailed study of the motion of Halley's Comet back to the year -1404 and has analyzed the orbits of meteor showers and their relation to the orbits of parent comets. Citation prepared by S. J. Edberg and Z. Sekanina.Naming citation (MPC11158), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Yeomans is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yeomans is 2.95 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	2956
Provisional designation	1982 HN1
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	9.35 km (#5,517 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.292
Rotation period	3.40 hours
Spectral type	Sr
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.37
Orbital period	4.60 years
Semi-major axis	2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.51 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity	0.0908
Inclination	2.87°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.50 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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