(152319) Pynchon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 2005 by E. Guido at Mayhill.
Thomas R. Pynchon, Jr. (b. 1937) is an American novelist. He was the winner of the 1974 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction for his most celebrated novel, Gravity's Rainbow.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pynchon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pynchon is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 152319 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UH7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 9.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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