(120299) Billlynch Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 May 2004 by G. Hug at Sandlot.
Bill Lynch (b. 1962) has worked tirelessly for many years assisting amateur and professional astronomers with their CCD cameras and related equipment.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-03-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Billlynch is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Billlynch is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 120299 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 JL28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.41 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 6.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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