(195405) Lentyler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2002 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
G. Leonard Tyler (b. 1940), formerly of Stanford University, served as a Science Team Co-investigator and as the REX instrument radio science principal investigator for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lentyler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lentyler is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 195405 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 GQ27 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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