(153289) Rebeccawatson Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 2001 by D. Healy at Junk Bond.
Rebecca Watson (b. 1980) of Brookline, Massachusetts, once a street juggler and magician, promotes science and rational thinking by means of radio broadcasts, podcasts and an internet blog.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rebeccawatson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rebeccawatson is 3.82 au from the Sun and 4.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 153289 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FB10 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.23 km (#6,376 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 6.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.51 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.19 – 3.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0915 |
| Inclination | 9.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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