(87097) Lomaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 June 2000 by Tichy, M., Ticha, J. at Klet.
Lomaki is one of smaller pueblos surrounding the main Wupatki pueblo. Its ruins preserve clues to geologic history, ecological change and ancient human agricultural settlement in desert northern Arizona. Lomaki pueblo was built on the edge of a canyon in the 1190s.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lomaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lomaki is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 87097 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LJ10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 7.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.