(37044) Papymarcel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 2000 by J.-C. Merlin at Le Creusot.
Marcel Alphonse Merlin (b. 1922) is the father of the discoverer. Now celebrating his eightieth birthday, he was the principal artisan in the construction of the discoverer's private observatory.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Papymarcel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Papymarcel is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37044 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 UE29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.39 km (#7,217 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 0.365° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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