(142757) Collinge Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.

Matthew Collinge (b. 1979) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for his work on active galaxies.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Collinge is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Collinge is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number142757
Provisional designation2002 TS335
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.41
Orbital period4.05 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.115
Inclination14.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Matthew

Also discovered on 5 October 2002

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