(9282) Lucylim Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Lucy F. Lim (b. 1977) is a planetary scientist at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Her expertise is in compositional analysis of asteroids, both via X-ray spectroscopy and mid-infrared wavelengths. Her contributions include determining elemental abundances of (433) Eros.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lucylim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucylim is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9282 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EP16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.38 km (#16,483 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.313 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Inclination | 3.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.784 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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