(84943) Timothylinn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 November 2003 by CSS at Catalina.
Timothy Linn (b. 1970) is the Systems Engineering Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He served as a member of the engineering teams for the Phoenix Mars Lander and GRAIL lunar orbiting missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timothylinn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timothylinn is 1.96 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84943 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 WC148 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.31 km (#12,030 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.151 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 26.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.926 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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