(80807) Jimloudon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
James “Jim” Loudon (1944-1988) was a popular space-science lecturer with the University of Michigan, well known throughout the midwest U.S. He lectured throughout the 1970s and 1980s until his untimely death. The name was suggested by R. Hill.Naming citation (20080520/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jimloudon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jimloudon is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 80807 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CX112 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 5.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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