(378370) Orton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 July 2007 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
Glenn S. Orton (b. 1948) is a senior research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and principal investigator of atmospheric structures of both Jupiter and Saturn. He is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the IAU, as well as the American and European Geophysical Unions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2024-11-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Orton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Orton is 3.70 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 378370 |
| Provisional designation | 2007 ON5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.03 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.58 – 3.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.63 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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