(590464) Helenlawson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 2012 by N. Falla at Mayhill.
Helen Falla née Lawson (1909–2001) was the mother of the discoverer. In the 1930s she worked as the cashier at a fashionable London restaurant frequented by some of the leading politicians and diplomats of the time. From the 1940s onwards she worked as a farm secretary on several large estates including 15 years at Cowdray Park, Sussex, to where she retired.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Helenlawson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Helenlawson is 2.48 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 590464 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 BB57 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.230 |
| Inclination | 7.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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