(71001) Natspasoc Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills.
The National Space Society (NSS), an international space advocacy non-profit organization, was established in the United States on 1986 Mar. 8, from the merger of two space advocacy organizations, the National Space Institute, founded by Werner von Braun, and the L5 Society, based on the concepts of Gerard K. O'Neill.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Natspasoc is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Natspasoc is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 71001 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XL37 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.34 km (#9,988 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.271 |
| Rotation period | 3.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0876 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.44 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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