(446500) Katrinraynor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 2010 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Katrin Raynor-Evans (b. 1981) is a British philatelist specializing in the history and collection of astronomy-themed stamps. She is an amateur astronomer and writer for popular astronomy magazines, and a Fellow of The Royal Astronomical Society.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Katrinraynor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Katrinraynor is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 446500 |
| Provisional designation | 2014 KR59 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.15 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 4.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.350 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| 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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