(343413) Lauratoyama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 2010 by Pan-STARRS 1 at Haleakala.
Laura Toyama (b. 1965) is a Fiscal Support Specialist at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaiʻi. She provides support to Pan-STARRS by facilitating travel and purchases of equipment and supplies for the project, enabling the discovery of NEOs, supernovae and other moving or transient objects.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #5, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lauratoyama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lauratoyama is 2.72 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 343413 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CX181 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0264 |
| Inclination | 1.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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