(232363) Jeanettethorn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 2002 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Jeanette C. Thorn (b. 1957) is an American administrative executive and Lead Specialist at Southwest Research Institute. She supported the NASA New Horizons mission during the mission proposal, contract award, and spacecraft build, helping to enable the mission's 2006 launch and flight to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 31), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeanettethorn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeanettethorn is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 232363 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 XT91 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 2.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.934 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.