(8242) Joshemery Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1975 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
Joshua P. Emery (b. 1973) is a minor-planet spectroscopist in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences of the University of Tennessee. He specializes in interpreting the thermal infrared fluxes of minor planets, with a particular interest in Trojans.Naming citation (20120506/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joshemery is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joshemery is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8242 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 SA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0589 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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