(10282) Emilykramer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Emily Kramer (b. 1986) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who uses visible and thermal wavelength measurements to estimate the amount of mass shed by comets throughout their orbits.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Emilykramer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Emilykramer is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10282 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ET46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.09 km (#14,994 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.268 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0888 |
| Inclination | 2.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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