(92685) Cordellorenz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 August 2000 by D. T. Durig at Cordell-Lorenz.
Francis Merritt Cordell restored the 1897 Alvan Clark refractor and guided the renovation of its dome at the Cordell-Lorenz Observatory at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Philip Jack Lorenz reintroduced the astronomy classes at the University and established the public observing program at the Observatory.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cordellorenz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cordellorenz is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 92685 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QD71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.79 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.191 |
| Inclination | 7.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.904 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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