(160000) Lemmon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 April 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Sara Plummer Lemmon (1836–1923) was an American botanist. She is credited with discovery of many new species of plants, and the subgenus Plummera. Mt Lemmon, the highest peak in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Arizona is named for her.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lemmon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lemmon is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 160000 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 GN18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.93 km (#10,750 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0320 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.07 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 8.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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