(117385) Maughan Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 18 December 2004 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Margaret Gardner Maughan (1928–2020) was a British Paralympian. In 1960, she won her nation’s first Paralympic gold medal. Margaret lit the cauldron at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #7, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maughan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maughan is 5.17 au from the Sun and 4.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 117385 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 YN20 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 22.0 km (#1,971 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.1 |
| Orbital period | 12.1 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.05 – 5.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0420 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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