(103738) Stephaniewilson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 February 2000 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Stephanie Diana Wilson (b. 1966) is a NASA astronaut and the second African American women to fly in space. She has flown on three missions and as of 2020, she has logged the most time in space of any African American astronaut (42 days). She also served as the ground commander for the first all-women spacewalk in 2019.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2021-01-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stephaniewilson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stephaniewilson is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 103738 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CA110 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0601 |
| Inclination | 3.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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