(225254) Flury Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 September 2009 by Busch, M., Kresken, R. at ESA OGS.
Walter Flury (b. 1943), a Swiss citizen, was a pioneer in space debris research and a recognized expert in celestial mechanics. He developed the European Space Agency's Optical Ground Station to its current capability in space debris characterization and the observation of minor planets.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Flury is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flury is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 225254 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 RL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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