(92251) Kuconis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
As the Executive Officer of MIT Lincoln Laboratory, John E. Kuconis (b. 1951) provided outstanding leadership for Director’s Office initiatives. He was responsible for community outreach, including outreach for the LINEAR program.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kuconis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuconis is 3.22 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 92251 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AF187 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.62 km (#5,328 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0690 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0985 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Lincoln
All asteroids named after someone called Lincoln
Also discovered on 8 January 2000
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