(42073) Noreen Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 2001 by D. P. Pray at Carbuncle Hill.
Noreen Pray, wife of the object's discoverer, is hereby being recognized for her unwavering support of projects carried out at Carbuncle Hill Observatory.Naming citation (20040107/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Noreen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Noreen is 3.65 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 42073 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 AS1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.48 km (#5,429 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0370 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 20.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 January 2001
- (23296) Brianreavis
- (23298) Loewenstein
- (23306) Adamfields
- (23307) Alexramek
- (24495) Degroff
- (27591) Rugilmartin