(116903) Jeromeapt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 2004 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
Jerome Apt (b. 1949) is a former director of JPL's Table Mountain Observatory, former NASA astronaut (four shuttle flights, 1991–1996), and current professor at Pittsburg's Carnegie Mellon University.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeromeapt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeromeapt is 2.68 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 116903 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 GW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 1.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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