(55559) Briancraine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 2001 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Brian L. Craine (b. 1951) is molecular biologist, physician and inventor. He has been an active research scientist for over 45 years, and holds multiple patents for medical devices and innovative biotechnology protocols. He has also made significant contributions to the discovery and characterization of variable stars.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-05-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Briancraine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Briancraine is 3.52 au from the Sun and 4.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55559 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 YS110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.77 km (#9,273 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.193 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 19.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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