(107379) Johnlogan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 2001 by Tenagra II at Nogales.
John Logan (b. 1961) is a highly acclaimed and award winning writer of fiction and screenplays. Among his many successes are Gladiator, The Last Samurai and Penny Dreadful, each expertly probing the essence of the nature of humans.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnlogan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnlogan is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 107379 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 CG37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.19 km (#14,735 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.144 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0325 |
| Inclination | 3.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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