(358376) Gwyn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 December 2006 by D. D. Balam at Mauna Kea.
Stephen Gwyn (b. 1968) is an astronomer working for the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre. In 2009, he created the Solar System Object Image Search tool, which allows astronomers to find images of moving objects.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Gwyn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gwyn is 3.31 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 358376 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 XT67 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0825 |
| Inclination | 18.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.91 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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