(71445) Marc Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 January 2000 by L. H. Wasserman at Anderson Mesa.

Marc Y. Wasserman (b. 1973), currently a fellow in clinical neurophysiology at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, is the son of the discoverer.Naming citation (20040928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Marc is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Marc is 2.94 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number71445
Provisional designation2000 AE231
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.44
Orbital period4.13 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 2.97 au
Eccentricity0.156
Inclination6.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.19 au

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

Also discovered on 4 January 2000

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