(333106) Lujan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 December 2004 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Michael N. Lujan (b. 1994) is a program coordinator. He was the Technical Support and Facility Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lujan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lujan is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333106 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 UG311 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.146 |
| Inclination | 1.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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