(129452) Ashleydawn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 1991 by A. Lowe at Palomar.
Ashley Dawn Leonty (b. 1987) is the daughter-in-law of the discoverer. She is an Alberta government social worker in Edmonton, Canada.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #2, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ashleydawn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ashleydawn is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 129452 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TJ16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.63 km (#11,363 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 7.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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