(45641) Larrypuzio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
Larry Puzio (b. 1965) is an OSIRIS-REx Ambassador, busy pediatrician, and life-long fan of space exploration.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #1, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Larrypuzio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Larrypuzio is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45641 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EK21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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