(76310) Kurczewski Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Eric Kurczewski (1947–2025) was a lifelong amateur astronomer, eclipse chaser, comet watcher, and a staunch supporter of the International Dark Skies Association. He helped to get the New Jersey light pollution bill passed in the 1990s.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #11, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kurczewski is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kurczewski is 2.40 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 76310 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EM138 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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