(249519) Whitneyclavin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Whitney Clavin (b. 1971) is a science writer who works to inform the public about results from NASA astronomy missions such as the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Kepler mission and the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-12-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Whitneyclavin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Whitneyclavin is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 249519 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CA130 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.06 km (#15,075 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.33 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0870 |
| Inclination | 7.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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