(251627) Joyceearl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 May 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Joyce (1920-2003) and Earl (1914-1979) Bonar were the grandparents of Amy Mainzer, the PI of the NEOWISE project to study minor planets.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Joyceearl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Joyceearl is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 251627 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 JV16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.80 km (#11,019 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.74 |
| Orbital period | 5.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| Inclination | 22.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.