(236617) Loriglaze Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 2006 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Lori S. Glaze (b. 1964) is an American planetary scientist who was NASA's director of planetary science at NASA Headquarters during the Arrokoth flyby by the NASA New Horizons mission. She provided critical support to New Horizons in its exploration of the Kuiper Belt.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 33), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Loriglaze is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Loriglaze is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 236617 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 JL63 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 0.664° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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