(45847) Gartrelle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Gordon Gartrelle (b. 1955) received his Ph.D. from the University of North Dakota. His primary studies are of D-type asteroids, their potential parent bodies, and their mineralogy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 24), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gartrelle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gartrelle is 2.50 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45847 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 RC96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.46 km (#11,720 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 2.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.972 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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