(188816) Lajuanmoore Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
LaJuan Moore (b. 1970) is an American project support specialist for NASA’s Planetary Science Division and its Planetary Defense and Research and Analysis programs. Her coordination of journalist workshops on planetary defense helped expand visibility for the field, and her mentoring of NASA interns helps to train the next generation of space professionals.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lajuanmoore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lajuanmoore is 3.15 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 188816 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 XU24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0597 |
| Inclination | 3.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.