(304557) Welling Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 2006 by P. A. Wiegert at Mauna Kea.
Beatrice Winifred Welling (1888–1968) was a Canadian librarian specializing in government publications. She won two gold medals for her B.A. at the University of New Brunswick, followed by an M.A. from Radcliffe College at Harvard and a B.Sc. from Simmons. Beatrice co-authored the first book on library science published in Canada.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Welling is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Welling is 2.74 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 304557 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 UL352 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0600 |
| Inclination | 2.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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