(42910) Samanthalawler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Samantha Lawler (b. 1982) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Regina (Canada) who observationally studies small body populations around the Sun and exoplanetary systems.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Samanthalawler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Samanthalawler is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 42910 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 RB221 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.76 km (#11,083 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.231 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.848 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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