2956 Yeomans

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Yeomans
Discovery and designation
Discovered by	E. Bowell
Discovery site	Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory
Discovery date	April 28, 1982
Designations
MPC designation	2956
Alternative names	1982 HN₁
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion	3.0154045
Perihelion	2.5154471
Eccentricity	0.0903943
Orbital period	1679.7375914
Mean anomaly	225.11404
Inclination	2.86436
Longitude of ascending node	112.40469
Argument of perihelion	120.71409
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.4

2956 Yeomans (1982 HN₁) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 28, 1982 by Edward L. G. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It is named after Donald Keith Yeomans, an American astronomer.

In Popular Culture

In the 1995 Sliders first season episode Last Days, asteroid 2956 Yeomans (misspelled Yeoman in the episode) was the asteroid responsible for almost destroying the Earth by impact.

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