(45688) Lawrencestacey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
K. Lawrence Stacey (b. 1950) is a long-time amateur astronomer, first as a youth in Southfield, Michigan and later in Asheville, North Carolina. He specializes in the observation of multiple stars.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lawrencestacey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lawrencestacey is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 45688 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EV142 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.08 km (#8,804 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0760 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.188 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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