(174362) Bethwillman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Beth Willman (b. 1976) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for using SDSS data to discover the first ultra-faint dwarf galaxy companions to the Milky Way, Ursa Major 1 and Willman 1.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bethwillman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bethwillman is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 174362 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TE324 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.31 km (#12,032 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.95 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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