4897 Tomhamilton

4897 Tomhamilton, provisional designation 1987 QD6, is an asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 August 1987, by American female astronomer Eleanor Helin at Palomar Observatory, California. On 11 January 2011, it was at opposition (coinciding with Hamilton's 72nd birthday) at a distance of 2.476 AU. Given the moderately elliptical orbit, this asteroid can on rare occasions reach an apparent magnitude from Earth of about +10.9.

4897 Tomhamilton

4897 Tomhamilton, provisional designation 1987 QD6, is an asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 August 1987, by American female astronomer Eleanor Helin at Palomar Observatory, California. On 11 January 2011, it was at opposition (coinciding with Hamilton's 72nd birthday) at a distance of 2.476 AU. Given the moderately elliptical orbit, this asteroid can on rare occasions reach an apparent magnitude from Earth of about +10.9.