(75829) Alyea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 January 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Gerald “Gerry” Alyea (1932-2010) was a founder of the Warren Astronomical Society in Michigan. He taught telescope-making classes to many amateur astronomers, served as W.A.S. President from 1965--67 and made the 0.32-m Cassegrain now housed at Stargate Observatory at Camp Rotary in Romeo, Michigan.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Alyea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alyea is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 75829 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 BH23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.252 |
| Inclination | 2.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.907 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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