(39566) Carllewis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1992 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Frederick Carlton “Carl” Lewis (b. 1961) is a former American track and field athlete. Since the inaugural World Championships at Helsinki in 1983, he has won numerous gold medals at the World Championships and Olympics. In 1988 and 1991, he set world records for the 100m.Naming citation (20110615/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carllewis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carllewis is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39566 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.77 km (#15,719 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.209 |
| Rotation period | 5.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Inclination | 5.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.812 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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