(249516) Aretha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Aretha Franklin (b. 1942) is an American singer known as the Queen of Soul who has won 17 Grammy Awards and has influenced countless singers. She recorded such hits as “Respect”, “Chain of Fools” and “Think”. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Aretha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aretha is 3.14 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 249516 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CV60 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.31 km (#12,035 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.00 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0512 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.