(77696) Patriciann Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 July 2001 by R. Clingan at Nashville.
Patricia Ann (McLarty) Clingan (b. 1949) is the wife of the discoverer.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Patriciann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patriciann is 3.49 au from the Sun and 4.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 77696 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OT2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.82 km (#10,979 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.32 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 6.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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