(152336) Nicolecarr Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Nicole Carr (b. 1988) is a British astronomer, astrophotographer, and aurora borealis chaser. She is an explorer of the cosmos, a writer, a science communicator and a stargazing guide in Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nicolecarr is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nicolecarr is 3.36 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 152336 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 UN51 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.79 km (#6,782 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0510 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.59 |
| Orbital period | 5.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.11 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0386 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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