(232259) Georgelawrence Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 2002 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
George B. Lawrence (b. 1976) is an American flight controller for NASA's New Horizons mission, providing oversight in a leading role for the entire flight controller team. Duties have included real-time support for the New Horizons launch, Jupiter Gravity Assist, Pluto System Flyby, Arrokoth Flyby, and continuation into the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Georgelawrence is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Georgelawrence is 3.67 au from the Sun and 4.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 232259 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PK152 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 1.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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