(243002) Lemmy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 October 2006 by A. C. Becker at Apache Point.
Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister (1945-2015) was an English musician, singer and songwriter whose music helped set the foundations for the heavy metal genre.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lemmy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lemmy is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 243002 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 TG119 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.38 km (#16,486 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0950 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 3.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 7.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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