(14135) Cynthialang Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 September 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Cynthia Lang mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Independence Home School, Yardley, Pennsylvania.Naming citation (20021021/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Cynthialang is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cynthialang is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number14135
Provisional designation1998 RZ62
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.4
Orbital period3.84 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.198
Inclination3.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.963 au

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

Also named after someone called Cynthia

Also discovered on 14 September 1998

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