(37349) Lynnaequick Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 September 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Lynnae C. Quick (b. 1984) of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is an expert in volcanic processes on planetary bodies, including study of the faculae and cryovolcanism on (1) Ceres. She is member of the Dawn, Europa Clipper, and Dragonfly missions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #4, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lynnaequick is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lynnaequick is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37349 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 SV291 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.99 km (#7,666 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0500 |
| Rotation period | 153 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Goddard
All asteroids named after someone called Goddard
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