(99905) Jeffgrossman Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 August 2002 by R. Matson at Palomar.
Jeffrey N. Grossman (b. 1955), a chemist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, Virginia, conducts research in meteoritics and geochemistry. He is best known for his work on the origin of chondrules and chondrites and for studies of metamorphic processes on minor planets in the early solar system.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeffgrossman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeffgrossman is 3.72 au from the Sun and 4.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 99905 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 QX50 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 6.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.18 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0788 |
| Inclination | 3.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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