(50721) Waynebailey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Wayne Bailey (b. 1942) worked in the aerospace industry supporting the Space Shuttle Spacelab program. He became the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) Lunar Coordinator in 2008 and in 2017 was the recipient of the ALPO Peggy Haas Service Award.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-05-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Waynebailey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Waynebailey is 2.11 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 50721 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EU141 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 3.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 9.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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