(39991) Iochroma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Named for a genus of shrubs and small trees found in the forests of South America. Their hummingbird-pollinated flowers are tubular or trumpet-shaped. Iochromas are often cultivated as flowering ornamentals.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Iochroma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iochroma is 2.43 au from the Sun and 1.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 39991 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HR37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.44 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 3.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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