(10505) Johnnycash Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 January 1988 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
J. R. “Johnny” Cash (1932–2003), “The Man in Black,” was an iconic American country music artist. Many of his best-known works highlighted the struggles of everyday life and themes of social justice, and via his music he served as a voice for the downtrodden and less fortunate in modern society.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnnycash is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnnycash is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10505 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 BN4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.7 km (#4,721 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.93 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0284 |
| Inclination | 8.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.95 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 January 1988
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