(97637) Blennert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
John Blennert (b. 1951) is a meteorite hunter in Tucson, Arizona, one of three co-discoverers of the Gold Basin Meteorite Strewn Field.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Blennert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Blennert is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 97637 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EQ156 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.35 km (#6,266 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.41 |
| Orbital period | 5.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.06 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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