(50728) Catherinestevens Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Catherine Octavia Stevens (1865–1959) was a British amateur astronomer and the first female Director of the British Astronomical Association's Meteor Section (1905–1911). In 1939 her occupation was listed as “Meteorologist Astronomer”. She was also interested in solar eclipses and studied the aurora borealis.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #2, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Catherinestevens is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Catherinestevens is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 50728 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 ED148 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.27 km (#7,338 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0821 |
| Inclination | 2.78° |
| 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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