(384582) Juliasmith Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 May 2010 by WISE at WISE.

Julia Smith (b. 1984) is an American expert in federal relations who served as Assistant Vice President at the University of Arizona. She formerly served as the Assistant Vice President at the Association of American Universities. In these roles, she has been a tireless advocate for support of basic and applied research.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #3, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Juliasmith is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juliasmith is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number384582
Provisional designation2010 JS14
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter2.52 km (#16,219 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0280
Absolute magnitude (H)17.59
Orbital period3.74 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination5.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Julia

Also discovered on 2 May 2010

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