(614664) Martinroth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 June 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Martin Roth (b. 1957) is a German astronomer at the Astrophysical Institute of Potsdam. He developed the Potsdam Multi-Aperture Spectrophotometer that operates at the Calar Alto Observatory, and he founded innoFSPEC, an interdisciplinary center dedicated to the development of astrophotonics technologies.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #15, 16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martinroth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martinroth is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 614664 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 LC17 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.41 km (#16,431 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.43 |
| Orbital period | 5.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 9.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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