(61402) Franciseveritt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 August 2000 by S. Sposetti at Gnosca.
Francis Everitt (b. 1934), a professor at Stanford University, is the principal investigator of the Gravity Probe B experiment.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Franciseveritt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Franciseveritt is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 61402 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QS6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 1.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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