(117381) Lindaweiland Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 December 2004 by D. Healy at Junk Bond.

Linda Weiland is zoning administrator of Cochise County, Arizona. Her tireless efforts facilitated the adoption of an exemplary new light pollution code for Cochise County.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Lindaweiland is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lindaweiland is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number117381
Provisional designation2004 YU
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.21
Orbital period4.83 years
Semi-major axis2.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.76 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.0350
Inclination3.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Linda

Also discovered on 18 December 2004

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