(63363) Guengerich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 March 2001 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Marilyn Guengerich (b. 1953) provided years of administrative service to the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and MMT Observatory, supporting graduate students, research groups and facilities. She grew up on a farm near West Chester, Iowa, and was also a dedicated elementary school teacher on the Navajo Nation in Kayenta, Arizona.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #3, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Guengerich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Guengerich is 2.29 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 63363 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FC184 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 6.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.955 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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