(13425) Waynebrown Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
Since 1993 Wayne Brown (b. 1957) has developed and makes widely available CCD imaging systems for the astronomical and biomedical communities. He has also designed and built CCD cameras used for imaging from space.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Waynebrown is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Waynebrown is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 13425 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VG24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.2 km (#4,006 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 5.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.62 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 0.644° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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