(126444) Wylie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 2002 by J. V. McClusky at Kingsnake.
Wylie Erwin Reeves (1967-2006) was a published historian and an inspirational high-school teacher of world history. He reached out to and motivated students who were at risk. He loved music, the outdoors and traveled from his native Texas to Mt. Kilimanjaro.Naming citation (20070730/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Wylie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wylie is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 126444 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 CF16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.22 km (#12,208 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0909 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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