(36352) Erickmeza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Erick Meza (b. 1980) is the principal researcher for a new 1-m telescope at the Peruvian Space Agency, CONIDA (Moquegua, Peru). His work includes telescope commissioning, astrometry for stellar occultation predictions, and studying Pluto's atmosphere.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 19), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erickmeza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erickmeza is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 36352 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NE25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.04 km (#15,124 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0569 |
| Inclination | 3.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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