(71482) Jennamarie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 2000 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Jennifer Marie Mayhew (b. 1981), a Cayuga Indian born in Ontario, now resident in Texas and renowned for her generosity, as a teenager helped disabled children ride horses. Named by her husband of six years, though absent in the military for most of that time, to recognize all families who are separated by war.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jennamarie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jennamarie is 3.28 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 71482 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BO30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.09 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0319 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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