(432971) Loving Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Mildred (1939-2008) and Richard Loving (1933-1975) married in spite of anti-miscegenation laws. They filed the lawsuit (Loving~v.~Virginia) that ultimately succeeded in striking the laws down following a United States Supreme Court ruling in 1967.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Loving is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Loving is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 432971 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 LJ10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 12.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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