(564052) Melissagraham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 November 2006 by K. M. Perrett D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
Melissa Graham (b. 1981) is a Canadian astronomer and research staff scientist in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington in Seattle. She works with the Rubin Observatory and its Legacy Survey of Space and Time and specializes in the study of supernovae.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #10, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Melissagraham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Melissagraham is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 564052 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 FY1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0387 |
| Inclination | 22.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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