(56678) Alicewessen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 June 2000 by G. Hug at Eskridge.
Alice Wessen (b. 1957) has worked for over twenty years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as Outreach Manager for planetary missions. She is a Co-Investigator for the Planetary Science Education and Public Outreach Forum, and is a recipient of NASA's Exceptional Service Medal.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alicewessen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alicewessen is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 56678 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.55 km (#8,182 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 5.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 8.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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