(10085) Jekennedy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
John Edward Kennedy (1916–1999) was a physicist who studied at Queen's University and McGill University. He worked with the University of New Brunswick, the Defence Research Medical Laboratory and the University of Saskatchewan. Meteor studies were among his research interests. He was a charter member of the Canadian Astronomical Society.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jekennedy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jekennedy is 3.36 au from the Sun and 3.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10085 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QF5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.3 km (#2,306 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.01 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0597 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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