(156751) Chelseaferrell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Chelsea L. Ferrell (b. 1988), of the Southwest Research Institute, served as a resource analyst for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chelseaferrell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chelseaferrell is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 156751 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 XL92 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.53 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0681 |
| Inclination | 7.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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