(168211) Juliechapman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Julie Grauer Chapman (b. 1964) is co-facilitator with the Chapman Foundation for Caring Communities (Clayton, Missouri) where nurses, military service members, firefighters, police officers, and others learn to listen deeply, to use empathy when confrontation is necessary, and to celebrate positive people in their lives.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #14, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Juliechapman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juliechapman is 3.27 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 168211 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 JF39 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.75 km (#11,122 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.232 |
| Inclination | 4.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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