(522563) Randyflynn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 December 2010 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
American amateur astronomer Randy L. Flynn (b. 1963) operates Squirrel Valley Observatory in western North Carolina. Randy submits important follow-up observations of Near-Earth Asteroids to the Minor Planet Center and was awarded the Shoemaker NEO Grant in 2019 to help further his efforts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Randyflynn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Randyflynn is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 522563 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 EV243 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0490 |
| Inclination | 6.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Randy
- (9308) Randyrose
- (14114) Randyray
- (29886) Randytung
- (44473) Randytatum
- (232553) Randypeterson
- (260235) Attwood
All asteroids named after someone called Randy