(73199) Orlece Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 May 2002 by W. K. Y. Yeung at Desert Eagle.
The Orthopedic Learning Centre of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong was established in 1999. With the mission statement ‘Learn and Practice to Serve Better’, it provides comprehensive medical education to the orthopedic community locally and internationally.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Orlece is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Orlece is 2.30 au from the Sun and 3.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 73199 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 JY12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.98 km (#15,258 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.125 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.105 |
| Inclination | 8.59° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.