(80810) Georgewinters Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
George Winters (b. 1950) is the former Secretary of the Association of Paleontological Suppliers (AAPS) and recipient of the prestigious Sternberg Medal from the AAPS in 2018.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-05-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Georgewinters is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Georgewinters is 2.98 au from the Sun and 2.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 80810 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CC115 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.36 km (#14,314 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.208 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0858 |
| Inclination | 16.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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