(10297) Lynnejones Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1988 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.
Lynne Jones (b. 1973) is a researcher at the University of Washington working to optimize the performance of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope for solar system science.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lynnejones is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lynnejones is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10297 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 RJ13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.87 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0697 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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