(37019) Jordansteckloff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jordan Steckloff (b. 1985) is a research scientist at the Planetary Science Institute who conducts modeling investigations into the physical processes at work on a variety of solar system bodies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jordansteckloff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jordansteckloff is 3.67 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37019 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 TA61 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.28 km (#7,328 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.159 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 17.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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