(38641) Philpott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 July 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Lydia Philpott (b. 1983) is a planetary geophysicist at the University of British Columbia. Lydia is a member of the OSIRIS-Rex mission to the asteroid (101955) Bennu, where she is a critical part of the team that developed shape models.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Philpott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Philpott is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38641 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 NX16 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Inclination | 3.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.814 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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