(199261) Cassandralejoly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 2006 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Cassandra Lejoly (b. 1992) is a Belgian-American astronomer studying small solar system bodies. She began her career analyzing images of comet 1P/Halley, and she has observed and analyzed many cometary nuclei and comae. She joined Spacewatch in 2022, studying near-Earth asteroids and comets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #14, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cassandralejoly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cassandralejoly is 2.59 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 199261 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 BN12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.05 km (#15,097 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.120 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0531 |
| Inclination | 9.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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