(37309) Pajuelo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Myriam Pajuelo (b. 1961) is one of the first Peruvian planetary scientists. She obtained her PhD in France on studies of binary asteroids, and returned to Peru in 2017 to promote research in Planetary Sciences at the PUC-Peru.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pajuelo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pajuelo is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37309 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OX62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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