(45511) Anneblack Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 January 2000 by CSS at Catalina.

Anne Black (b. 1944) is one of the founders of the International Meteorite Collector's Association and served three terms as President. She has translated numerous books and articles about meteorites from her native French into English for publication in the U.S.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Anneblack is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAnneblackAnneblack

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anneblack is 3.34 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number45511
Provisional designation2000 BC23
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)13.77
Orbital period5.98 years
Semi-major axis3.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.00 – 3.59 au
Eccentricity0.0898
Inclination1.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.99 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Anne

Also discovered on 30 January 2000

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