(37163) Huachucaclub Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 2000 by Medkeff, J., Healy, D. at Junk Bond.
The Huachuca Astronomy Club of Sierra Vista, Arizona, although small in numbers, counts among its members many accomplished amateur astronomers, including comet and minor-planet discoverers and authors of books, articles and software. The club is also noted for its community outreach.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Huachucaclub is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huachucaclub is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37163 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WD11 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.58 km (#13,753 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.199 |
| Rotation period | 5.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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