(2392) Jonathan Murray Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Named for Jonathan Murray, the young son of Bruce and Suzanne Murray, longtime friends of the discoverers. The planet was discovered a few weeks before his birth on 1979 July 19.Naming citation (MPC 6209), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jonathan Murray is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jonathan Murray is 2.34 au from the Sun and 1.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2392 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,853 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 3.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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