(249542) Edwardyoung Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 April 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Edward Young (b. 1959) is an American professor of Geochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles. He combines observations, novel mass spectrometry, and modeling to study solar-system origin, planetary formation and atmospheric evolution, as well as the structure of exoplanets.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Edwardyoung is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edwardyoung is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 249542 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 HS37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.89 km (#15,464 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.224 |
| Inclination | 14.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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