(61190) Johnschutt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 July 2000 by Collins, M., White, M. at Anza.
John Schutt (b. 1948) served for more than two decades as a member of the yearly field teams sent by the Antarctic Search for Meteorites Program to Antarctica. He played a key role in assuring that the expeditions were executed safely. As a participant he has found over 10~000 “earthbound minor planets”.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Johnschutt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Johnschutt is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 61190 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NF29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.51 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0681 |
| Inclination | 5.08° |
| 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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