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Hal
Discovery
Discovered byBowell, E.
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa
Discovery dateMay 3, 1981
Designations
9000
Named after
HAL 9000
1981 JO
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion2.6956424
Perihelion1.7653822
Eccentricity0.2085306
1216.7612513
343.16328
Inclination6.26166
226.71346
79.74208
Physical characteristics
13.6

9000 Hal (1981 JO) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 3, 1981 by Bowell, E. at Anderson Mesa.

It was named after the HAL 9000 computer of the 2001: A Space Odyssey science fiction series by Arthur C. Clarke.

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