(50401) Richardmeyers Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Richard Meyers (b. 1967) is an Arizona-based astronomy enthusiast and astrophotographer. He is active in the Phoenix Astronomical Society, serving as editor of PAStimes and leading its Astro-Imaging Special Interest Group. Richard is the current editor of the Journal of the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #15, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Richardmeyers is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Richardmeyers is 2.21 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 50401 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CJ109 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 183 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 9.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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