(333259) Wayland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 October 2008 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Wayland D. Connelly (b. 1976) is an American mechanical engineer who worked within the curation team of the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He developed tools, lab equipment, and glove-box isolators that helped to extract and maintain asteroid sample material within a pristine environment.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #15, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wayland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wayland is 3.30 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 333259 |
| Provisional designation | 2012 JG15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 5.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.95 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0668 |
| Inclination | 9.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.