(197189) Raymond Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 October 2003 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Sean Raymond (b. 1977) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. He is known for his work on the formation of terrestrial planets in the Solar System and in extra-solar systems, and the delivery of water-rich material to such planets.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Raymond is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raymond is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 197189 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 UL317 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.35 km (#14,344 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.109 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0995 |
| Inclination | 9.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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