(9280) Stevenjoy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Steven P. Joy (b. 1960) is the Dawn mission science manager at the University of California Los Angeles. He developed observation strategies and innovative solutions for data acquisition that enabled achievement of the mission's primary scientific objectives at Vesta.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stevenjoy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevenjoy is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9280 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EQ14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 7.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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