(71971) Lindaketcham Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 November 2000 by D. P. Pray at Carbuncle Hill.
Linda Ketcham (b. 1944) made a generous grant of land space for the construction and operation of Sugarloaf Mountain Observatory in South Deerfield, Massachusetts.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lindaketcham is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lindaketcham is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 71971 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WK126 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 7.22° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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