(61913) Lanning Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 2000 by S. D. Kern at Cerro Tololo.
Howard Lanning (1946-2007) validated astronomical software and assisted astronomers at Mount Wilson, the National Optical Astronomical Observatories and the Space Telescope Science Institute. He also studied variable stars and catalogued ultraviolet-excess stars in the Sandage Two-color Survey of the Galactic Plane.Naming citation (20080321/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lanning is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lanning is 2.52 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 61913 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 QJ248 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 2.82 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0597 |
| Inclination | 1.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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