(13484) Jinnylin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Jinny Lin (b. 1978) is a Taiwanese-American veterinarian who earned her VMD degree from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine. Dedicated and compassionate, she is a strong advocate for dog and cat adoption.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jinnylin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jinnylin is 2.30 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13484 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EA16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.40 km (#16,461 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.445 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 6.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.947 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 March 1981
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- (3016) Meuse
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
- (3058) Delmary
- (3075) Bornmann
- (3135) Lauer
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3472) Upgren
- (3498) Belton
- (3503) Brandt