(112313) Larrylines Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 June 2002 by P. Garossino J. Dellinger at Needville.
Larry Lines (1949–2019) was a Canadian exploration geophysicist. During his distinguished career he was a researcher at Amoco's Tulsa lab, a professor and industry consortium leader at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of Calgary, and president of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #4, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Larrylines is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Larrylines is 2.34 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 112313 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 LL55 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.76 km (#17,246 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.361 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 6.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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