(285937) Anthonytaylor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 August 2001 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
Anthony Hollis Taylor (b. 1942) was the orbit determination lead on the New Horizons mission during the flyby of Pluto in 2015 and therefore played a major role in the successful flyby of the Pluto system.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-05-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Anthonytaylor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anthonytaylor is 2.82 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 285937 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 QU317 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0712 |
| Inclination | 1.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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