(246837) Bethfabinsky Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Beth Fabinsky (b. 1971) is an American engineer who specializes in mission operations for NASA spacecraft. She serves as the project manager for the NEOWISE reactivation mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bethfabinsky is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bethfabinsky is 2.57 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 246837 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CR51 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.34 km (#9,979 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 8.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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