(84991) Bettyphilpotts Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 December 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Betty Philpotts Wilson (b. 1958) is a board member of the Richmond Astronomical Society and was their first female President. She also worked for many years as an aerospace educator in Virginia.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bettyphilpotts is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bettyphilpotts is 2.43 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84991 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 YM94 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 9.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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