(61042) Noviello Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 May 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Jessica Noviello (b. 1992) completed her Ph.D. research at Arizona State University studying surface features on Europa to discern its internal structure. She applies those skills in analyzing the morphology of the asteroid (101955) Bennu for the OSIRIS-REx mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Noviello is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Noviello is 2.95 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 61042 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 KB61 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.7 km (#2,957 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.88 |
| Orbital period | 7.94 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.91 – 5.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.268 |
| Inclination | 9.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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