(282630) Caroljones Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 September 2005 by P. A. Wiegert at Mauna Kea.
Carol Evelyn Jones née Millar (b. 1957) is a Canadian astronomer whose research focuses on circumstellar disk-like distributions of material, computational astrophysics, emission-line stars and Be stars. She was the Chair of the International Astronomical Union's Division G Working Group on Active B stars from 2015 to 2021.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #6, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Caroljones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Caroljones is 3.11 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 282630 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 RL50 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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