71482 Jennamarie

5 Astraea
Discovery
Discovered by Spacewatch
Discovery date January 28, 2000
Designations
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Aphelion 3.2003433 AU
Semi-major axis 3.1224546 AU
Eccentricity 0.0243376
Orbital period 1507.676 d (4.13 a)
Mean anomaly 42.69255°
Inclination 13.62342°
Longitude of ascending node 109.61751°
Argument of perihelion 123.74162°

71482 Jennamarie is an asteroid. It was discovered on the 28 January 2000 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.

It is named after Jennifer Marie Mayhew (b. 1981), a Cayuga Indian born in Ontario, now resident in Texas and renowned for her generosity, as a teenager helped disabled children ride horses. Named by her husband of six years, though absent in the military for most of that time, to recognize all families who are separated by war.[1]

References

  1. ^ 20080321/MPCPages.arc