(82361) Benitoloyola Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 June 2001 by R. Dyvig at Badlands.
Benito Loyola (b. 1961) is a retired US Navy Captain Naval Aviator and graduate of the US Naval Academy, who developed award-winning 3-D modeling and simulation technologies. He is an amateur astronomer currently engaged in a NASA-Hampton University Jupiter-asteroid impact detection project.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Benitoloyola is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benitoloyola is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 82361 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 MV6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.