(316186) Kathrynjoyce Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 May 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Kathryn Mainzer (b. 1946) is an American artist and graphic designer who is the mother of Amy Mainzer, PI of the NEOWISE project to study minor planets.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kathrynjoyce is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kathrynjoyce is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 316186 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 KJ41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.87 km (#15,526 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.282 |
| Inclination | 9.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.896 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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