(77856) Noblitt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 2001 by C. Wolfe at Terre Haute.
Niles Noblitt (b. 1951) is a member of the board of trustees of Rose-Hulman Institute and loyal supporter of the Rose-Hulman Oakley Observatory where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (20050125/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Noblitt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Noblitt is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 77856 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 RN63 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.98 km (#12,790 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.280 |
| Rotation period | 3.38 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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