(361690) Laurelanmaurer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 2007 by P. Wiggins at Tooele.
Laurel Ann Maurer (b. 1959) is a musician and music teacher, who has brought much joy and appreciation to her students. A flutist, she has commissioned new compositions, and has worked to popularize modern classical music.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laurelanmaurer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laurelanmaurer is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 361690 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 VN8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 3.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.799 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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