(158092) Frasercain Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 November 2000 by J. Medkeff at Junk Bond.

Fraser Cain (b. 1971) is an engineer, book and magazine author. He is also publisher of Universe Today, which reports news on astronomy and space science to millions of people every year.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Frasercain is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frasercain is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number158092
Provisional designation2000 WM68
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.18 km (#12,324 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0770
Absolute magnitude (H)15.72
Orbital period4.66 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.34 – 3.24 au
Eccentricity0.161
Inclination10.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.37 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 28 November 2000

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