(75970) Olcott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 2000 by CSS at Catalina.
William Tyler Olcott (1873-1936) was an American lawyer, amateur astronomer and co-founder of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. He wrote a number of popular books on astronomy including Star Lore-Myths, Legends and Facts and A Field Book of the Skies.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Olcott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Olcott is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 75970 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 CH112 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.91 km (#15,429 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 8.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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