(157301) Loreena Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 2004 by A. Knofel at Drebach.

Loreena McKennitt (b. 1957) is a Canadian singer, composer and instrumentalist. She writes and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern themes.Naming citation (20120207/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Loreena is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Loreena is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number157301
Provisional designation2004 SE20
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.48
Orbital period4.40 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.38 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.113
Inclination3.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.38 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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