(90396) Franklopez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 2003 by CSS at Mount Bigelow.
Frank Lopez (b. 1955) is the owner of StellarVision Astronomy Shop in Tucson, Arizona. As such he has built many of the local amateur observatories, spoken to thousands of children at local schools and helped many budding astronomers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Franklopez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Franklopez is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90396 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 YA4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0893 |
| Inclination | 10.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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