(257430) Chrisgelino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 June 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Christopher Gelino (b. 1973) is an American astronomer working at IPAC at Caltech. His research focuses on the study of exoplanets and the variability and binarity of brown dwarfs. Chris is a member of the Spitzer Science Center Team, and the WISE, NEOWISE, and NEO Surveyor Science Data Center Teams.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #14, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chrisgelino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chrisgelino is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 257430 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 LC95 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.55 km (#11,534 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 4.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.286 |
| Inclination | 14.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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