(250774) Syosset Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Syosset is a hamlet on Long Island, New York. Originally colonized by Dutch settlers in the 1600s, it became a well populated, suburban town after World War II. The discoverer was born in Syosset.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #15, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Syosset is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Syosset is 3.19 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 250774 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 TX11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.71 km (#9,367 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0463 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Long
All asteroids named after someone called Long
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