(262295) Jeffrich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 2006 by J. Masiero at Mauna Kea.
Jeffrey Rich Jr. (b. 1983) is an American astronomer, studying elemental abundances in luminous galaxies using integral field spectroscopy. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii in 2012, and is currently a postdoc at the Carnegie Observatories and NASA's Infrared Processing and Analysis Center.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeffrich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeffrich is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 262295 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 SY395 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 0.738° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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