165659 Michaelhicks

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.

165659 Michaelhicks

Discovery
Discovered by	Near Earth Asteroid Tracking
Discovery date	June 15, 2001
Designations
MPC designation	165659 Michaelhicks
Named after	Michael D. Hicks
Alternative names	2001 LZ6
Minor planet category	main belt asteroid
Orbital characteristics
Aphelion	4.2224143 AU (631,664,188.4932 km)
Perihelion	1.9805059 AU (296,279,465.549 km)
Semi-major axis	3.1014601 AU (463,971,827.021 km)
Eccentricity	0.3614279
Orbital period	1995.0220874 days 5.46 years
Mean anomaly	204.28888°
Inclination	27.80568°
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.9

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