(275281) Amywalsh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 January 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Amy Walsh (b. 1970) is an experienced avionics engineer at Ball Aerospace who developed and helps operate the WISE/NEOWISE command and data handling system.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-03-31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amywalsh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amywalsh is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 275281 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 AE129 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.88 km (#17,166 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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