(20304) Wolfson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Jayne Frances Wolfson (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Byram Hills High School, Armonk, New York.Naming citation (20040415/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wolfson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wolfson is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 20304 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FA102 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 5.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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