(304122) Ameliawehlau Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 2006 by P. A. Wiegert at Mauna Kea.
Amelia Fay Wehlau (1930–2021) was an American-Canadian astronomer who obtained her Ph.D. in Astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1953. She worked at the University of Western Ontario from 1955 until her retirement in 1995. Known for her research on variable stars in globular clusters, she was the first person to discover a nova in a star-cluster photograph.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ameliawehlau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ameliawehlau is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 304122 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 JY73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.190 |
| Inclination | 0.358° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.913 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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