(90226) Byronsmith Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 January 2003 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Byron Smith (b. 1973), a mechanical engineer by training, is project manager for Lowell Observatory's Discovery Channel Telescope.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Byronsmith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Byronsmith is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90226 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 BS15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.271 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.33 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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