(90528) Raywhite Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 2004 by CSS at Catalina.
Raymond E. White, Jr. (1933-2004) worked on globular clusters and archaeoastronomy but was best known and admired for his commitment to teaching and for his work as an advisor to undergraduates. Between 1964 and 1999 he was progressively an instructor, lecturer and professor at the University of Arizona.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Raywhite is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Raywhite is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90528 |
| Provisional designation | 2004 FE19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.22 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 4.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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