(49350) Katheynix Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 November 1998 by W. R. Cooney Jr. at Baton Rouge.
Kathey Nix (1953-2003), amateur astronomer extraordinaire, was manager of theaters for the Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, Tennessee, and a founding member of SLO, the Society of Low-Energy Observers. Her enthusiasm and selfless dedication to amateur astronomy and to her many friends will be sorely missed.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katheynix is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katheynix is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 49350 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WQ8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0857 |
| Inclination | 6.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.