(54720) Kentstevens Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 May 2001 by R. Dyvig at Badlands.
Kent Stevens (b. 1952) has considerable expertise in Artificial Intelligence and Modeling and Simulation. He was a former Observatory Director at Hidden Valley Observatory in South Dakota and re-designed, engineered and replaced the original telescope following a severe vandalism incident.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-08-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kentstevens is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kentstevens is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 54720 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 JY2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.09 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 4.50° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.923 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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