(149243) Dorothynorton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 2002 by R. Matson at Palomar.
Dorothy S. Norton (b. 1945) is a scientific illustrator specializing in astronomy, geology and paleontology. Her illustrations have appeared in the National Geographic magazine, the popular meteorite book Rocks from Space and Ice Age Mammals of North America.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dorothynorton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dorothynorton is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 149243 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 RL239 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 2.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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