165659 Michaelhicks
Appearance
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Near Earth Asteroid Tracking |
Discovery date | June 15, 2001 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 165659 Michaelhicks |
Named after | Michael D. Hicks |
2001 LZ6 | |
main belt asteroid | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Aphelion | 4.2224143 AU (631,664,188.4932 km) |
Perihelion | 1.9805059 AU (296,279,465.549 km) |
3.1014601 AU (463,971,827.021 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.3614279 |
1995.0220874 days 5.46 years | |
204.28888° | |
Inclination | 27.80568° |
Physical characteristics | |
14.9 | |
165659 Michaelhicks (called 2001 LZ6 before it was given a name) is a main belt asteroid. It was found by the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking team at Haleakalā on June 15, 2001. 165659 Michaelhicks is named after Michael D. Hicks, a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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