(210874) Perijohnson Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 September 2001 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.

Perianne E. Johnson (b. 1994) is an American planetary scientist. She contributed to the intersection of geology and atmospheres in understanding Pluto's evolution and served as a science team graduate student researcher on NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #4, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Perijohnson is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Perijohnson is 3.43 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number210874
Provisional designation2001 RH155
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.11
Orbital period5.49 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.56 au
Eccentricity0.144
Inclination3.32°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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