(249530) Ericrice Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Eric Rice (b. 1979) is a systems engineer specializing in fault protection. He has served as the fault protection engineer for several NASA spacecraft, including the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericrice is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericrice is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 249530 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 GJ92 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.89 km (#17,159 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 6.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.806 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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