(58196) Ashleyess Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 1992 by D. I. Steel at Siding Spring.
Ashley Caroline Steel (b. 1959) is the discoverer's youngest sister. A businesswoman who lives in London, she has been very supportive of the discoverer's career.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ashleyess is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ashleyess is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 58196 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.00 km (#10,626 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.259 |
| Inclination | 26.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.965 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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