(249540) Eugeniescott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Eugenie Scott (b. 1945) is an American physical anthropologist who served as the executive director of the National Center for Science Education for more than 25 years. She improved the teaching of science-based curricula for students throughout the United States.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eugeniescott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eugeniescott is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 249540 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 HX14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.18 km (#10,287 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0819 |
| Inclination | 19.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.