(84994) Amysimon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Amy Simon (b. 1971) is the Deputy Instrument Scientist for the OVIRS instrument on OSIRIS-REx. She served as a member of the Galileo SSI and Cassini CIRS science teams, and is known for her work on the composition, dynamics and cloud structure in Jupiter's atmosphere.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amysimon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amysimon is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84994 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 YW106 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Inclination | 13.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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