(479553) Garyzema Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 December 2009 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Gary Gene Zema (1953-2019) was a musician and computer programmer from Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. He played tuba and baritone horn, and was a singer and band leader in On The Lam, Zlatne Uste and Cornerstone Chorale. A lifelong hiker, his namesake will ramble boundlessly through the asteroid belt.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Garyzema is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Garyzema is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 479553 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 BY63 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.02 km (#17,021 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0484 |
| Inclination | 6.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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