(349386) Randywright Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 November 2007 by R. Holmes at Charleston.

Randall P. Wright (b. 1948) graduated Eastern Illinois University with a BS in Physics. With a career in hospital administration, he is currently an executive vice president and chief operating officer at Texas Children's Hospital.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-09-19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Randywright is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Randywright is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number349386
Provisional designation2007 WA56
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.57
Orbital period4.97 years
Semi-major axis2.91 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.49 – 3.34 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination13.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.53 au

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

Also named after someone called Randall

Also discovered on 30 November 2007

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