(100604) Lundy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1997 by T. Pauwels at Uccle.
Lundy is an island in the Bristol Channel. The name is believed to mean “puffin island” in old Norse.Naming citation (20101128/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Lundy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lundy is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 100604 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 RY9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 4.38° |
| 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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