(38070) Redwine Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 April 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.

Kelley K. Redwine (b. 1974), an occupational therapist in Tucson, Arizona, is the wife of Shawn Hermann, who worked with the LONEOS program in Flagstaff during 1998-1999.Naming citation (20090806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Redwine is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Redwine is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number38070
Provisional designation1999 GG2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.42
Orbital period3.14 years
Semi-major axis2.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.68 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.215
Inclination4.00°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.667 au

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

Also named after someone called Kelley

Also discovered on 6 April 1999

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