(37609) LaVelle Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 November 1992 by Shoemaker, E. M., Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.
Lewis LaVelle McCoy (b. 1946), civic-minded entrepreneur, is a member of the Arizona Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Initiative Committee. He has worked tirelessly to establish the Flagstaff Family YMCA and the Challenger Learning Center of Arizona.Naming citation (20111210/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where LaVelle is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: LaVelle is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37609 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 WS4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.89 km (#15,484 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.306 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 8.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 25 November 1992
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