(196256) 2003 EH1

(196256) 2003 EH₁ is an asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Amor group. It was discovered on 6 March 2003, by astronomers of the LONEOS program at Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, in the United States. Peter Jenniskens (2003–2004) proposed that it is the parent body of the Quadrantid meteor shower. 2003 EH₁ is likely an extinct comet and may even be related to the comet C/1490 Y1. 2003 EH₁ came to perihelion on 12 March 2014.