(41661) Heathercraig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 September 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Heather Craig (b. 1995) is the marketing operations specialist for Lowell Observatory and co-founder of Astronomy on Tap Flagstaff, U.S.A. She has helped drive increased community visibility and attendance growth for the Observatory through the development of marketing systems and analytics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Heathercraig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Heathercraig is 2.14 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 41661 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 SK369 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0621 |
| Inclination | 5.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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